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This study presents a methodology and process to establish a mandatory policy of zero-energy buildings (ZEBs) in Korea. To determine the mandatory level to acquire the rating of a ZEB in Korea, this study was conducted under the assumption that the criteria of ZEB was a top 5% building considering the building’s energy-efficiency rating, which was...

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... calculated results have 10 labels, presented in Table 1, for the annual non-renewable primary energy per unit area for the rating, which are divided into residential and non-residential buildings [13]. More than 270 and under 320 More than 450 and under 520 6 ...

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