State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives

Francesco Guarino; Adriano Bisello; Dorian Frieden; Joana Bastos; Alberto Brunetti; Maurizio Cellura; Marco Ferraro; Alberto Fichera; Emanuela Giancola; Matthias Haase; Julia Kantorovitch; Camilla Neumann; Rose Mankaa; Ivan Luque Segura; Marzia Traverso; Giovanni Tumminia; Rosaria Volpe; Xiaojin Zhang

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_40

State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives

Francesco Guarino^*
, Adriano Bisello
, Dorian Frieden
, Joana Bastos
, Alberto Brunetti
, Maurizio Cellura
, Marco Ferraro
, Alberto Fichera
, Emanuela Giancola
, Matthias Haase
, Julia Kantorovitch
, Camilla Neumann
, Rose Mankaa
, Ivan Luque Segura
, Marzia Traverso
, Giovanni Tumminia
, Rosaria Volpe
, Xiaojin Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Palermo
EURAC Research
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
National Research Council (CNR)
University of Catania
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
RWTH Aachen University
RMIT University
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)

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Abstract

The concept of Positive Energy District is one of the main areas of research and extensive applications of the principles of the clean energy transition within the building sector. In the past years, the most widely accepted definitions have focused specifically on carbon neutrality, while several other aspects regarding all sustainability approaches (including environmental, social and economic perspective) were included qualitatively or to a lesser degree. This paper proposes a discussion on the state of the art of the sustainability assessment of Positive Energy Districts, by investigating environmental, social and economic sustainability applications. The three sustainability dimensions are investigated individually first, while discussing methodological insights, key performance indicators used and quantitative results, as well as in an integrated perspective. Finally, the paper describes research gaps and areas for further development on the topic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 2021
Editors	John R. Littlewood, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain
Publisher	Springer
Pages	479-492
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-16-6269-0
ISBN (Print)	978-981-16-6268-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_40
Publication status	Published - 2022
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	13th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2021 - Virtual, Split, Croatia Duration: 15 Sept 2021 → 17 Sept 2021

Publication series

Series	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Number	263
ISSN	2190-3018

Conference

Conference	13th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2021
Abbreviated title	SEB 2021
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Split
Period	15/09/21 → 17/09/21

Funding

This work was developed within the context of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy in buildings and construction (EBC) Annex 83 workgroup Positive Energy Districts.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Carbon–neutral
Economics
Environmental
Positive energy districts
Social
Sustainability assessment

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Guarino, F., Bisello, A., Frieden, D., Bastos, J., Brunetti, A., Cellura, M., Ferraro, M., Fichera, A., Giancola, E., Haase, M., Kantorovitch, J., Neumann, C., Mankaa, R., Segura, I. L., Traverso, M., Tumminia, G., Volpe, R., & Zhang, X. (2022). State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives. In J. R. Littlewood, R. J. Howlett, & L. C. Jain (Eds.), Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 2021 (pp. 479-492). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_40

Guarino, Francesco ; Bisello, Adriano ; Frieden, Dorian et al. / State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts : Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives. Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 2021. editor / John R. Littlewood ; Robert J. Howlett ; Lakhmi C. Jain. Springer, 2022. pp. 479-492 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; No. 263).

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State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives. / Guarino, Francesco; Bisello, Adriano; Frieden, Dorian et al.
Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 2021. ed. / John R. Littlewood; Robert J. Howlett; Lakhmi C. Jain. Springer, 2022. p. 479-492 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; No. 263).

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State of the Art on Sustainability Assessment of Positive Energy Districts: Methodologies, Indicators and Future Perspectives

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