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Abstract Designing zero or near zero-energy residential buildings will considerably help in reducing the general energy consumption. Geographically, Jordan retains three different altitude zones with unique climatic conditions for each which imperatively entails deploying different approaches to attain near zero-energy houses. This study aims to investigate the best economic feasible design strategies that possibly lead to near zero-energy residential buildings. Based on the most common detached house design-layout and materials on each zone, three case study houses were designed. The research methodology was based on three levels of efficiency. By using Design Builder, each efficiency level was examined by three design strategies: passive, active, and renewable energy design strategies in order to improve the energy performance of the buildings. The results showed that implementing the three levels concurrently would result in achieving the nearly zero-energy houses with efficient cost and less than 10 years payback period.  In the high-land altitude zone, the annual consumption of power was reduced from 79.1 kwh/m2 to -13.6 kwh/m2. For the medium altitude zone, the annual consumption dropped down from 78.8 kwh/m2 to -16.5 kwh/m2. Finally, the annual consumption of electricity in the low-latitude zone decreased from 75.7 kwh/m2 to -21.1 kwh/m2. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biographies Anwar Ibrahim, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Associate Professor, Chairperson; Department of Architecture/ College of Architecture and Design/ Jordan University of Science and Technology  Hikmat Ali, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Professor, Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Jordan University of Science and Technology Razan Rasheed, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Architect, Department of Architecture/ College of Architecture and Design/ Jordan University of Science and Technology  Downloads FULL TEXT Published 2022-09-28 How to Cite Ibrahim, A., Ali, H., & Rasheed, R. (2022). Evaluation Of Nearly Zero Energy Residential Buildings Design Strategies In Three Climatic Zones In Jordan. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 12(5), 378–391. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.13268 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 12 No. 5 (2022) Section Articles License Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously , that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication. Most read articles by the same author(s) Shouib Mabdeh, Hikmat Ali, Magd Al-Momani, Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Retrofit Measures in Existing Healthcare Facility Buildings: The case of Developing Countries , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 6 (2022) Make a Submission Make a Submission Dergi Kapağı

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