Cost-effectiveness of increasing airtightness of houses

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 87-90

  Zmeureanu, R ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE;

AIRTIGHTNESS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0034273321     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2000)6:3(87)     Document Type: Article

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