Climate Change Resilient Urban Prototypes—A Canadian Perspective on Net Zero Energy Design for Retail Amenities

Abstract

ABSTRACTUnited Nations estimates show that by 2050 two thirds of the world's population is projected to be urban (Benis et al., 2017). This will require planning and design strategies for mitigation of urban resource consumption. Currently, food sectors contribute approximately 19-29% of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Vermeulen et al., 2012). This article is the result of a simulation study on the optimization of retail amenities and investigation of net zero design with integrated renewable energy systems to reduce their energy and carbon footprint to assist in lowering carbon footprint of future cityscapes.The results of this design and building performance simulation work show that with an integrated building design approach, on-site heat recovery and renewable energy net-zero design performance for retail structures in Alberta, Canada can be achieved.