Simulation of the impact of commercial building envelope airtightness on building energy utilization

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 113 PART 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 379-399

  Emmerich, Steven J ^a,b   McDowell, Timothy P ^a,c   Anis, Wagdy ^a,d  

^a ASHRAE ^*

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Thermal Energy System Specialists LLC   (United States)

^d Shepley Bulfinch Richardson/Abbott   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; AIR BARRIERS; AIRTIGHT NESS; AMERICAN SOCIETY; ANNUAL MEETINGS; BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COOLING LOADS; COST ESTIMATING; COST SAVINGS; ENERGY IMPACT; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENERGY SIMULATIONS; ENERGY USAGE; ENERGY USES; EXISTING BUILDINGS (EB); NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; PHOENIX (CO); SIMULATION STUDIES;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; MEASUREMENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PAPER; SOLAR BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 35348994180     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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