Occupants' behavior and activity patterns influencing the energy consumption in the Kuwaiti residences

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 549-559

  Al Mumin, Adil ^a   Khattab, Omar ^a   Sridhar, Gopisetti ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Electrical appliances; Energy conservation; Kuwaiti residences; Occupant behavior; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC APPLIANCES; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERIORS (BUILDING);

OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0038753017     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00167-6     Document Type: Article

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