Microgeneration strategies
Introduction
Low energy buildings, which include the Zero Energy Building, the Energy Plus House, the Passive House and sustainable architecture[1]; "use combinations of a long list of techniques in order to make rational use of energy"), aimed at designing energy-efficient buildings.[2][3].
The following list summarizes some of the main techniques used in the construction of low energy buildings, excluding microgeneration.
Building envelope improvements
This refers to various design measures that can be implemented on the envelope (walls, roofs, glazing) that make up a building, either to reduce the gain or leak of undesirable heat in each climate or part of the building through thermal insulation, solar protection and design systems and technologies that allow improving solar heat gain and its accumulation. From now on, the use of natural light and technologies to reduce electrical demand in artificial lighting. And in the warm period, passive cooling through natural ventilation and extraction of hot air in buildings.[4].
• - Passive solar architecture.
• - Passive design.
• - Passive house.
• - Passive solar systems.
• - Passive solar technology.
• - Sunlight.
• - Sun protection and/or Brise soleil - in English [2].
• - Trombe Wall.
• - Water wall.
• - Barra System - in English [3].
• - Thermal inertia.
• - Passive cooling.
• - Solar chimney.
• - Selective ventilation.
• - Buried constructions - in English [4].
• - Superisolation.
• - EIFS.
• - Daylighting in English [5].
• - Fluorescent luminaire and compact fluorescent lamp.
• - Cool roof - in English [6].
• - Green roofs - in English [7].