Task 41 Solar Energy and Architecture The main goals of the Task are to help achieving high quality architecture for buildings integrating solar energy systems, as well as improving the qualifications of the architects, their communications and interactions with engineers, manufactures and clients.
Task 40 Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings The objective of the Task is to study current net-zero, near net-zero and very low energy buildings and to develop a common understanding, a harmonized international definitions framework, tools, innovative solutions and industry guidelines.
Task 28 Solar Sustainable Housing There is a growing movement to build ecological housing with extremely low purchased energy consumption for heating and cooling, and minimal CO2 emissions.
19 JUN SBE Heritage conference calls for papers The SBE conference’s 2021 edition will be held under the title SBE Heritage in Bolzano, Italy, between 14 and 16 April 2021. read more
11 JUN SWC/SHC 2019 Proceedings now available We are pleased to announce that the proceedings of the SWC/SHC 2019 are now available online. read more
19 MAY Call for Proposals: SBE21 Heritage The conference will be dedicated to the sustainable improvement of the built heritage, a research area that has grown significantly over the last 10 years... read more
12 JUL Reducing energy consumption in historic buildings A meeting in mid-April, Copenhagen, Denmark, gave members of IEA SHC research platform Renovating Historic Buildings Towards Zero Energy (Task 59) the... read more
18 DEC How to approach green construction in the tropical zone While nearly zero energy projects in Europe focus on reducing heat demand, green buildings in tropical Singapore require lower cooling loads. To study... read more
09 MAY Thirty Net Zero Energy Buildings in One Book The joint SHC Task 40 / EBC Annex 52 project Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings has been one of the largest of the Technology Collaboration Programmes... read more
26 AUG Press Release: IEA SHC Position Paper on Net Zero Energy Buildings now online Buildings are responsible for 40% of global primary energy use and 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions. And for this reason, architects and builders... read more
03 AUG Position Paper: Actions Needed to Pave Way for Net Zero Energy Buildings Whether newly built or retrofitted, whether office building or single-family home - all types of premises can become NetZEBs. Still, the position paper... read more