Zero Energy in the Built Environment: A Holistic Understanding
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
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Reviewer 2 Report
Review comments have no been appropriately addressed from any angle of view.
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Reviewer 3 Report
This manuscript summarizes some of the definitions and status of zero energy buildings. It is a topic that has been widely covered, but there may be some merit to presenting another writeup on the topic. It is a solid summary and I don't see many technical concerns.
Here are a few minor comments:
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Sentence does not make sense |
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This sentence does not appear to make sense given the previous one, that says that feed-in tariffs make on-site production less costly than imported energy. That seems like a big incentive for on-site energy production. |
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Table 1 |
While the United States has signaled an intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, there are still laws that mandate the energy performance of appliances, building codes and regulations (on a local scale), solar PV policies, etc. It is misleading to not put a “Y” in some of those columns. I am less familiar with activities in other countries. |
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Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
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