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Title

Hybrid buildings: a pathway to carbon neutral housing

Author(s)

Newton, Peter W.;  Tucker, Selwyn N.

Abstract

In the residential sector, there is growing interest in the concept of carbon neutral and net zero energy housing within the context of emerging climate change mitigation and energy security strategies. A hybrid building represents a new class of dwelling capable of achieving net zero energy, carbon neutral or zero carbon status. This article reports on the carbon footprints of alternative configurations of a hybrid building, where variations in performance are explored across different types of residential structure (detached, medium density, high-rise), different energy ratings of the shell, number and mix of domestic appliances in use, and type of distributed or local energy generation technology employed. Hybrid building pathways to zero carbon housing are identified, delivering average savings of approximately 11 tonnes CO2-e per year per dwelling compared with new detached project homes designed to current 5-star energy standards.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Architectural Science Review: special issue: Transforming markets in the built environment: adapting to climate change, Vol. 53, no. 1 (2010), pp. 95-106

Publication year

2010

FOR Code(s)

120104 Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design)

Keyword(s)

Carbon neutrality;  Climate change mitigation;  Distributed energy generation;  Energy efficiency;  GHG;  Greenhouse gas emissions;  Household appliances;  Housing;  Sustainable cities;  Zero carbon

Publisher

Earthscan

ISSN

0003-8628

ISBN

9781849710886, 1849710880

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.3763/asre.2009.0052

Copyright

Published version copyright © 2010 Earthscan. This version copyright © 2009 The authors. This article has been accepted for publication in the Architectural Science Review, however the version reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy is the author's original draft and has not yet undergone peer review. It may vary substantially from the definitive version that appears as: Newton, P. W., & Tucker, S. N. (2010). Hybrid buildings: a pathway to carbon neutral housing. Architectural Science Review 53(1), 95-106.

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