Lima, PedroMonteiro, JoaquimCastro, Olga2014-12-222014-12-222014http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/5274The new recast of Directive 2010/31/EU in order to implement the new concept NZEB in new buildings, is to be fully respected by all Member States, and is revealed as important measure to promote the reduction of energy consumption of buildings and encouraging the use of renewable energy. In this study, it was tested the applicability of the nearly zero energy building concept to a big size office building and its impact after a 50-years life cycle span.engLife Cycle AnalysisNearly Zero EnergyBuildingRenewable EnergyDynamic SimulationReduction of Energy Consumptionother