Integrated circular and resilient design for zero-emission building refurbishment

DESCRIPTION:

A design guideline supporting the decision making in design process in nZEB buildings.

VALUE

The merit of this innovation lays in the design process and number of partial, separately reported innovations applied to the demo building in Karvina, Czechia.
Illustration of the design process. The use of this method is periodically reported, and its final outcome will be the design guideline, that explains the gained experience and allows to drive the process in the feasible way for further buildings in effective way. CPCC Karviná Positive energy building Current state of the building Identification of the potential Preliminary design Detailed & Realized Design Experience & data Healthcare centre Karviná
Pictures of the demonstration building in Karviná project site.

APPLICATION

First, the building’s technical and operational status will be described, and the tasks for the refurbishment will be defined. Based on the possibilities of the current building, the potential of the energy savings, application of renewable resources and measures on the HVAC system are calculated and analysed. The potential of the operation scheme is then identified. A preliminary design is necessary for improvement of the analyses, feasibility evaluation, and cost calculation. Specific ARV innovations are tested and evaluated in this step. The most detailed design is carried out and realized with a demo building, such a healthcare centre like in the case of Karvina. The building of the healthcare centre will reach the at least nZEB level if no extra measures are applied. Digital twins are crucial tool that will provide support for the design process. The input from the model is used to shape the design from the preliminary stage to the completed building and beyond. Knowledge, experience, and data will be a catalysator of change on a larger scale. Stakeholders can get comprehensive information on how the innovations and technical measures can affect the buildings’ behaviour.

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