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Zero-Emission Potential of Single-Family Houses in Croatia

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Zero-Emission Potential of Single-Family Houses in Croatia

Vrsta prilog u časopisu
Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2026
Časopis Buildings
Volumen 16
Svesčić 1
Stranice str. 1-21
DOI 10.3390/buildings16010207
EISSN 2075-5309
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

<jats:p>The EPBD 2024 recast sets the deadline for new Zero-Emission Building standards for all new publicly owned buildings to 2028 and to 2030 for all new buildings. In the scope of Life Cycle Assessment stages, all steps resulting in major emissions from buildings must be considered and presented. The research evaluates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of a single-family house, focusing on diverse construction types and the hourly method of the annual energy calculations for continental and coastal climate areas in Croatia under the upcoming standards. Embodied carbon of diverse construction types was compared mutually, and required steps to meet the operational zero-emission standards were analyzed. Embodied energy of a 137.0 m2 family house built out of reinforced concrete results in up to 67 tons of CO2eq emissions, while wood in cross-laminated timber structures absorbs more carbon than emitted for all other materials and construction processes—23 tons of CO2eq. Regarding operational energy and accompanying emissions, in order to cost-effectively meet future ZEB standards in Croatia and offset the remaining operational emissions, photovoltaic systems of up to 2.5 kWp are required in continental areas and 1.6 kWp in coastal regions.</jats:p>

Ključne riječi

energy efficiency; embodied carbon; greenhouse gas emission; operational carbon; ZEB standard