Earthquake Resilient near Zero Energy Buildings: Attributes and Perspectives

Anthimos Anastasiadis and Marius Mosoarca ()
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Anthimos Anastasiadis: ASAnastasiadis & Associates, T. Papageorgiou 10, 54631 Thessaloniki, Greece
Marius Mosoarca: Department of Architecture, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Traian Lalescu 2A, 300223 Timisoara, Romania

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: The climate crisis, the need for a circular economy, and the large financial losses after earthquakes have promoted the concept of the sustainable and resilient design of societies, and more specifically, of lifelines and building environments. Focused on building facilities, it is imperative to prescribe, within the aforementioned framework, the components that characterize earthquake resilient near zero energy buildings (ERnZEBs). Through a conceptual analysis, the goal is to discuss the attributes and perspectives of ERnZEBs within the framework of the view of a designer engaged in practice. This fact introduces an additional factor recognizing that not all projects have the same technical and financial values; the difference in budget, the type of owner, and the investment (private or public, company or private person) play important roles in creating an ERnZE building. In this direction, this paper reviews the basic principles of ERnZEBs, providing a combination of pragmatic considerations while also exploiting the state of the art and practice of current engineering knowledge.

Keywords: earthquake sustainability; earthquake resilience; holistic design; construction technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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