Comparative greenhouse emissions analysis of domestic solar hot water systems

Building Research and Information

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-47

  Crawford, R H ^a   Treloar, G J ^a   Ilozor, B D ^a   Love, P E D ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hot water systems; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle greenhouse emissions analysis; Payback period; Temperate climates

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR SYSTEM; VENTILATION;

DOMESTIC SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEMS; GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

EID: 0037255391     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210210160800     Document Type: Article

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