Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development
Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, June 2017.
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| author | Murphy, Kevin M. (Kevin Michael) |
| author2 | Andrea M. Chegut. |
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| description | Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, June 2017. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1114012019-04-12T07:43:19Z Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development Murphy, Kevin M. (Kevin Michael) Andrea M. Chegut. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, June 2017. "September 2016." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 94). The built environment consumes more than 40% of the energy used around the world and nearly 70% of the electricity used in the United States. These same buildings use 25% of the world's fresh water resources and contribute 50% of global waste. In order to make the buildings we inhabit more resource-efficient, strategies are being employed through the use of technology, materials, and design in order to achieve a new standard of environmental impact, called net-zero buildings. To date, only a few dozen buildings in the United States have achieved net-zero or net-positive energy and water status, where they capture as much or more energy and water through renewable energy resources and water collection and reuse mechanisms as they use on an annual basis. This thesis examines the many energy- and water-efficient systems, design solutions, and materials that work together to create more sustainable structures and presents case studies for two highly-efficient developments. These net-zero interventions are then compared to the highest-scoring Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) buildings across the United States in an attempt to detail the similarities and differences in the goals of each system. Research of the top 10 highest-rated investor-owned buildings shows a significant gap in performance between the systems and design elements used to achieve LEED Platinum status and the energy and water interventions that are necessary to reach net-zero consumption goals. The gap in performance between LEED and net-zero design is related to regulatory hurdles, technological advancements, and the sophistication of design teams. Combined, these influence the commercial diffusion of net-zero development projects and can be used to understand how the built environment can start to meet sustainability goals. by Kevin M. Murphy. S.M. in Real Estate Development 2017-09-15T15:32:33Z 2017-09-15T15:32:33Z 2016 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111401 1003291946 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 94 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Murphy, Kevin M. (Kevin Michael) Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title | Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title_full | Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title_short | Sustainable and energy-efficient development interventions and their application toward net-zero or net-positive energy and water building development |
| title_sort | sustainable and energy efficient development interventions and their application toward net zero or net positive energy and water building development |
| topic | Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111401 |
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