Design of school building HVAC retrofit with hybrid geothermal heat-pump system

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 103-111

  Chiasson, A D ^a   Yavuzturk, C ^a   Talbert, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b AEI Affiliated Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Buildings, public; Heat pumps; Hybrid methods; Retrofitting; Thermal energy; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

GAS BOILERS; HYBRID METHODS; PUBLIC; THERMAL ENERGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; RETROFITTING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VENTILATION;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EID: 14744289085     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2004)10:3(103)     Document Type: Article

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