Energy policy for integrating the building environmental performance model of an air conditioned building in a subtropical climate

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 2059-2069

  Mui, K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptive comfort temperature (ACT); Building environmental performance model (BEPM); Energy saving; New demand control ventilation (nDCV); New example weather year

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SURVEYING; VENTILATION;

ADAPTIVE COMFORT TEMPERATURE (ACT); BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MODEL (BEPM); ENERGY SAVINGS; NEW DEMAND CONTROL VENTILATION (NDCV);

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 33747677434     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.12.017     Document Type: Article

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