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Low-energy Buildings Design and Human Comfort Solutions

Abdeen Omer

Abstract


The use of renewable energy sources is a fundamental factor for a possible energy policy in the future. Considering the reasonable character of most of the sustainable power source innovations, they can protect assets and give security, decent variety of vitality supply and administrations, virtually without any environmental impact. Sustainability has acquired great importance due to the negative impact on environment due to various developments. The hasty growth of population during the last decade has been escorted by active construction which, in some illustrations neglected the impact on the human activities and environment. Policies to promote the rational use of electric energy and to preserve natural non-renewable resources are of paramount importance. Low-energy design of urban environment and buildings in densely populated areas requires consideration of a wide range of factors, including urban setting, transport planning, energy system design, architectural and engineering details. As of late, the focal point of the world's consideration on natural issues has animated reaction in numerous nations, which have prompted a closer examination of vitality protection methodologies for regular petroleum derivatives. One method for diminishing structure vitality utilization is to plan structures, which are increasingly prudent in their utilization of vitality for warming, lighting, cooling, ventilation and boiling water supply. Uninvolved measures, especially common or mixture ventilation as opposed to cooling can significantly decrease essential vitality utilization. Be that as it may, abuse of sustainable power source in structures and horticultural nurseries can, likewise, fundamentally contribute towards decreasing reliance on non-renewable energy sources. In this manner, advancing creative sustainable applications and strengthening the sustainable power source market will add to protection of the biological system by diminishing discharges at neighbourhood and worldwide dimensions. This will likewise add to the enhancement of natural conditions by supplanting traditional fills with sustainable power sources that produce no air contamination or ozone depleting substances. This study describes various designs of low-energy buildings. It also outlines the outcome of compressed urban building nature on energy consumption, and influences the climate change. Measures, which would help to save energy in buildings, are also presented.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/.v2i1.469

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