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References from Navigating zero carbon building definitions and approaches: A multi-dimensional comparative review of global standards and frameworks. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
A comprehensive review on definitions, development, and policies of net-zero carbon buildings (nZCBs)
10.1016/j.rser.2025.115750 · 2025 · External reference
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Technology pathway to decarbonisation in the building sector based on a policy review of major economies
10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.006 · 2025 · External reference
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Institutional framework of ESG disclosures: comparative analysis of developed and developing countries
10.1080/20430795.2021.1964810 · 2023 · External reference
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System boundaries of zero carbon buildings
10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.015 · 2014 · External reference
Energy or carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces
10.1177/0143624418815780 · 2018 · External reference
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A parametric integrated design approach for life cycle zero-carbon buildings
10.3390/su16052001 · 2024 · External reference
Less is more: A review of low energy standards and the urgent need for an international universal zero energy standard
10.1016/j.jobe.2016.02.007 · 2016 · External reference
Clusters and exemplars of buildings towards zero carbon
10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.04.027 · 2016 · External reference
A review of evaluative measures of carbon-neutral buildings: the bibliometric and science mapping analysis towards sustainability
10.3390/su152014861 · 2023 · External reference
Towards achieving a net zero carbon building: a review of key stakeholders and their roles in net zero carbon building whole life cycle
2023 · External reference
How to promote carbon emission reduction in buildings? Evolutionary analysis of government regulation and financial investment
10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109279 · 2024 · External reference
A strategic roadmap for combating barriers negating the implementation of prefabricated net-zero carbon buildings
10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100432 · 2024 · External reference
Towards zero: A review on strategies in achieving net-zero-energy and net-zero-carbon buildings
10.3390/su16114735 · 2024 · External reference
A map of roadmaps for zero and low energy and carbon buildings worldwide
10.1088/1748-9326/abb69f · 2020 · External reference
From nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) to positive energy buildings (PEB): the next challenge - the most recent European trends with some notes on the energy analysis of a forerunner PEB example
2020 · External reference
Review of 50 years of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings
2020 · External reference
Towards zero-energy buildings in China: A systematic literature review
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123297 · 2020 · External reference
A comprehensive evaluation of zero energy buildings in cold regions: actual performance and key technologies of cases from China, the US, and the European Union
10.1016/j.energy.2020.118992 · 2021 · External reference
Green building policies in cities: a comparative assessment and analysis
10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110561 · 2021 · External reference
How to define (net) zero greenhouse gas emissions buildings: the results of an international survey as part of IEA EBC annex 72
10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107619 · 2021 · External reference
Leadership of EU member states in building carbon footprint regulations and their role in promoting circular building design
2021 · External reference
Net zero adaptation - A review of built environment sustainability assessment tools
2021 · External reference
Policy recommendations for the zero energy building promotion towards carbon neutral in Asia-Pacific region
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112661 · 2021 · External reference
A review of existing policy for reducing embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of buildings
10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112920 · 2022 · External reference
Assessment of the renewable energy generation towards net-zero energy buildings: A review
2022 · External reference
Comparative review of international approaches to net-zero buildings: knowledge-sharing initiative to develop design strategies for greenhouse gas emissions reduction
10.1016/j.esd.2022.10.005 · 2022 · External reference
Review of the U.S. policies, codes, and standards of zero-carbon buildings
10.3390/buildings12122060 · 2022 · External reference
Analysis of the additional energy-saving potential of residential buildings after mandatory zero-energy buildings to achieve carbon neutrality in South Korea
10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109908 · 2023 · External reference
Energy performance of buildings directive implementation in southern European countries: A review
2023 · External reference
Moving toward net zero carbon buildings to face global warming: A narrative review
10.3390/buildings13030684 · 2023 · External reference
Net zero emission buildings: a review of academic literature and national roadmaps
2023 · External reference
Policy mapping for net-zero-carbon buildings: insights from leading countries
10.3390/buildings13112766 · 2023 · External reference
Addressing the development gap in net-zero energy buildings: A comparative study of China, India, and the United States
10.1016/j.esd.2024.101418 · 2024 · External reference
Carbon-neutral building conceptual evolution, research advancement and practical application: a systematic review
2025 · External reference
State-of-the-art of net-zero building standards and benchmarks in India: a comprehensive review with notable case studies
2025 · External reference
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Developments in performance-based building codes and standards
2000 · External reference
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Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix
10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3 · 2021 · External reference
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2019 · External reference
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Three years after the French energy transition for green growth law: has the ‘energy transition’ actually started at the local level?
10.1093/jel/eqx031 · 2018 · External reference
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Lessons learnt from embodied GHG emission calculations in zero emission buildings (ZEBs) from the Norwegian ZEB research Centre
10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.025 · 2018 · External reference
Sustainable buildings for healthier cities: assessing the co-benefits of green buildings in Japan
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.086 · 2017 · External reference
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2014 · External reference
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Strategies for green building rating in India: a comparison of LEED and GRIHA criteria
10.1016/j.matpr.2022.01.100 · 2022 · External reference
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2012 · External reference
Net zero energy buildings: A consistent definition framework
10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.032 · 2012 · External reference
Towards zero energy and zero emission buildings—definitions, concepts, and strategies
2017 · External reference
A state of play review of methods to define net zero carbon buildings
10.1088/1755-1315/1554/1/012132 · 2025 · External reference
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Towards net-zero embodied carbon: investigating the potential for ambitious embodied carbon reductions in Australian office buildings
10.1016/j.scs.2024.105702 · 2024 · External reference
Greenhouse gas emission intensity factors for marginal electricity generation in Canada
10.1002/er.1676 · 2010 · External reference
Marginal emissions factors for the U.S. electricity system
10.1021/es300145v · 2012 · External reference
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Zero emission building and conversion factors between electricity consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases in A long term perspective
2014 · External reference
Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway?
10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.046 · 2018 · External reference
How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets?
10.3389/fbuil.2021.754733 · 2021 · External reference
Achieving carbon neutrality at single and multi-building complex levels – a review
10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114263 · 2024 · External reference
Carbon assessment of building shell options for eco self-build community housing through the integration of building energy modelling and life cycle analysis tools
2023 · External reference
From energy demand calculation to life cycle environmental performance assessment for buildings: status and trends
10.1007/978-3-319-89845-2_50 · 2018 · External reference
Net-zero buildings: when carbon and energy metrics diverge
10.5334/bc.27 · 2020 · External reference
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2015 · External reference
A review of flexibility of residential electricity demand as climate solution in four EU countries
10.1088/1748-9326/ab7950 · 2020 · External reference
Zero energy building–A review of definitions and calculation methodologies
10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.12.022 · 2011 · External reference
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2026 · External reference
How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options
2021 · External reference
(net-) zero-emission buildings: a typology of terms and definitions
10.5334/bc.66 · 2020 · External reference
Electricity accounting in life cycle assessment: the challenge of double counting
10.1007/s11367-023-02158-w · 2023 · External reference
Sustainable energy strategies for power purchase agreements (PPAs)
10.3390/su15086638 · 2023 · External reference
The elephant in the room – A comparative study of uncertainties in carbon offsets
10.1016/j.envsci.2015.11.004 · 2015 · External reference
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On the use of time varying marginal and time varying average emissions factors in building energy analysis
10.1016/j.segan.2023.101103 · 2023 · External reference
Navigating toward net zero by 2050: drivers, barriers, and strategies for net zero carbon buildings in an emerging market
10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110472 · 2023 · External reference
Greenhouse gas emission intensity factors for marginal electricity generation in Canada
10.1002/er.1676 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
From energy demand calculation to life cycle environmental performance assessment for buildings: status and trends
10.1007/978-3-319-89845-2_50 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Electricity accounting in life cycle assessment: the challenge of double counting
10.1007/s11367-023-02158-w · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Technology pathway to decarbonisation in the building sector based on a policy review of major economies
10.1016/j.accre.2025.01.006 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Clusters and exemplars of buildings towards zero carbon
10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.04.027 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
How to define (net) zero greenhouse gas emissions buildings: the results of an international survey as part of IEA EBC annex 72
10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107619 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Analysis of the additional energy-saving potential of residential buildings after mandatory zero-energy buildings to achieve carbon neutrality in South Korea
10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109908 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Navigating toward net zero by 2050: drivers, barriers, and strategies for net zero carbon buildings in an emerging market
10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110472 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A strategic roadmap for combating barriers negating the implementation of prefabricated net-zero carbon buildings
10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100432 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Zero energy building–A review of definitions and calculation methodologies
10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.12.022 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Net zero energy buildings: A consistent definition framework
10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.032 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Lessons learnt from embodied GHG emission calculations in zero emission buildings (ZEBs) from the Norwegian ZEB research Centre
10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.025 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway?
10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.046 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Green building policies in cities: a comparative assessment and analysis
10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110561 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Achieving carbon neutrality at single and multi-building complex levels – a review
10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114263 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A comprehensive evaluation of zero energy buildings in cold regions: actual performance and key technologies of cases from China, the US, and the European Union
10.1016/j.energy.2020.118992 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Policy recommendations for the zero energy building promotion towards carbon neutral in Asia-Pacific region
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112661 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A review of existing policy for reducing embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions of buildings
10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112920 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The elephant in the room – A comparative study of uncertainties in carbon offsets
10.1016/j.envsci.2015.11.004 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Comparative review of international approaches to net-zero buildings: knowledge-sharing initiative to develop design strategies for greenhouse gas emissions reduction
10.1016/j.esd.2022.10.005 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Addressing the development gap in net-zero energy buildings: A comparative study of China, India, and the United States
10.1016/j.esd.2024.101418 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Sustainable buildings for healthier cities: assessing the co-benefits of green buildings in Japan
10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.086 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Towards zero-energy buildings in China: A systematic literature review
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123297 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Less is more: A review of low energy standards and the urgent need for an international universal zero energy standard
10.1016/j.jobe.2016.02.007 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
How to promote carbon emission reduction in buildings? Evolutionary analysis of government regulation and financial investment
10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109279 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Strategies for green building rating in India: a comparison of LEED and GRIHA criteria
10.1016/j.matpr.2022.01.100 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
System boundaries of zero carbon buildings
10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.015 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A comprehensive review on definitions, development, and policies of net-zero carbon buildings (nZCBs)
10.1016/j.rser.2025.115750 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Towards net-zero embodied carbon: investigating the potential for ambitious embodied carbon reductions in Australian office buildings
10.1016/j.scs.2024.105702 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
On the use of time varying marginal and time varying average emissions factors in building energy analysis
10.1016/j.segan.2023.101103 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Marginal emissions factors for the U.S. electricity system
10.1021/es300145v · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Net-zero emissions targets are vague: three ways to fix
10.1038/d41586-021-00662-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Institutional framework of ESG disclosures: comparative analysis of developed and developing countries
10.1080/20430795.2021.1964810 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A review of flexibility of residential electricity demand as climate solution in four EU countries
10.1088/1748-9326/ab7950 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A map of roadmaps for zero and low energy and carbon buildings worldwide
10.1088/1748-9326/abb69f · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A state of play review of methods to define net zero carbon buildings
10.1088/1755-1315/1554/1/012132 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Three years after the French energy transition for green growth law: has the ‘energy transition’ actually started at the local level?
10.1093/jel/eqx031 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Energy or carbon? Exploring the relative size of universal zero carbon and zero energy design spaces
10.1177/0143624418815780 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
How can UK housing projects be brought in line with net-zero carbon emission targets?
10.3389/fbuil.2021.754733 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Review of the U.S. policies, codes, and standards of zero-carbon buildings
10.3390/buildings12122060 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Moving toward net zero carbon buildings to face global warming: A narrative review
10.3390/buildings13030684 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Policy mapping for net-zero-carbon buildings: insights from leading countries
10.3390/buildings13112766 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Sustainable energy strategies for power purchase agreements (PPAs)
10.3390/su15086638 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A review of evaluative measures of carbon-neutral buildings: the bibliometric and science mapping analysis towards sustainability
10.3390/su152014861 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A parametric integrated design approach for life cycle zero-carbon buildings
10.3390/su16052001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Towards zero: A review on strategies in achieving net-zero-energy and net-zero-carbon buildings
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Net-zero buildings: when carbon and energy metrics diverge
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(net-) zero-emission buildings: a typology of terms and definitions
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