The　building　sector　accounts　for　more　than　40%　of　the　global　energy　consumption.　This　consumption　may　be　lowered　by　reducing　building　energy　requirements　and　using　renewable　energy　in　building　energy　supply　systems.　Therefore,　a　nearly　zero-energy　building,　incorporating　a　solar　heating　and　cooling　system,　was　designed　and　built　in　Beijing,　China.　The　system　included　a　35.17　kW　cooling　(10-RT)　absorption　chiller,　an　evacuated　tube　solar　collector　with　an　aperture　area　of　320.6　m(2),　two　hot-water　storage　tanks　(with　capacities　of　10　m(3)　and　30　m(3),　respectively),　two　cold-water　storage　tanks　(both　with　a　capacity　of　10　m(3)),　and　a　281　kW　cooling　tower.　Heat　pump　systems　were　used　as　a　backup.　At　a　value　of　25.2%,　the　obtained　solar　fraction　associated　with　the　cooling　load　was　close　to　the　design　target　of　30%.　In　addition,　the　daily　solar　collector　efficiency　and　the　chiller　coefficient　of　performance　(COP)　varied　from　0.327　to　0.507　and　0.49　to　0.70,　respectively.