Highlights
► Development of a method to assess the Renewable Emergy Balance of a building. ► Maximizes renewable resource use contributing to sustainability of geobiosphere. ► Identifies the maximum renewable emergy potential for buildings. ► Alleviates any ambiguity in limits set to achieve higher levels of sustainability.
Keywords
Net Zero Energy; Emergy analysis; Renewable Substitutability; Renewable Emergy Balance; Environmental building design