<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The introduction of financial incentives for net-zero energy building/community (ZEB/ZEC) is a potential strategy that facilitates the development of sustainable buildings. In this study, a reward-penalty mechanism (RPM) is firstly proposed for a community that aims to achieve the target of annual zero energy balance. In order to investigate the cost allocated for each building in the community, a cost allocation model by considering the load of these buildings and the levels of zero energy building achieved is further proposed, based on which four typical types of the model is selected and investigated. The economic performance of a building under the four types of allocation model is then compared for a community that consists of 20 family houses in Ireland. By considering the possible ZEB level ranges in each building, two Cases are conducted (Case 1 – the range is between 0.0 and 1.0; Case 2 – the range is between 0.5 and 1.0). The results show that the 1st model is the simplest one that allocates cost evenly. By contrast, the cost of a building depends on its load in the 2nd model and depends on the ZEB level it achieved in the 3rd model, while it considers the two factors evenly in the 4th model. The proposed cost allocation model is expected to provide a basic guide for the designers of financial incentives as well as experts in the fields of net-zero energy buildings.</abstract>

The introduction of financial incentives for net-zero energy building/community (ZEB/ZEC) is a potential strategy that facilitates the development of sustainable buildings. In this study, a reward-penalty mechanism (RPM) is firstly proposed for a community that aims to achieve the target of annual zero energy balance. In order to investigate the cost allocated for each building in the community, a cost allocation model by considering the load of these buildings and the levels of zero energy building achieved is further proposed, based on which four typical types of the model is selected and investigated. The economic performance of a building under the four types of allocation model is then compared for a community that consists of 20 family houses in Ireland. By considering the possible ZEB level ranges in each building, two Cases are conducted (Case 1 – the range is between 0.0 and 1.0; Case 2 – the range is between 0.5 and 1.0). The results show that the 1st model is the simplest one that allocates cost evenly. By contrast, the cost of a building depends on its load in the 2nd model and depends on the ZEB level it achieved in the 3rd model, while it considers the two factors evenly in the 4th model. The proposed cost allocation model is expected to provide a basic guide for the designers of financial incentives as well as experts in the fields of net-zero energy buildings.

Cost Allocation Model for Net-Zero Energy Buildings under Community-Based Reward Penalty Mechanism

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Mirpur University of Science and Technology

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The introduction of financial incentives for net-zero energy building/community (ZEB/ZEC) is a potential strategy that facilitates the development of...

Cost Allocation Model for Net-Zero Energy Buildings under Community-Based Reward Penalty Mechanism

Published Online: Dec 13, 2019

Page range: 293 - 307

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0096

Keywords
Cost allocation model, economic performance, net-zero energy building/community, reward-penalty mechanism

© 2019 Zhijia Huang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cost Allocation Model for Net-Zero Energy Buildings under Community-Based Reward Penalty Mechanism

Published Online: Dec 13, 2019

Page range: 293 - 307

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2019-0096

KeywordsCost allocation model, economic performance, net-zero energy building/community, reward-penalty mechanism

© 2019 Zhijia Huang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Cost allocation model, economic performance, net-zero energy building/community, reward-penalty mechanism