Performance evaluation of a passive solar building in Western Himalayas

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2166-2173

  Chandel, S S ^a   Aggarwal, R K ^a,b  

^a State Council for Science Technology and Environment   (India)

^b DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Cold climates; Passive solar building; Passive solar housing technology; Solar energy; Space heating

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MAINTENANCE; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE HEATING;

COLD CLIMATES; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING; PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSING TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

DECISION MAKING; MAINTENANCE; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE HEATING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY APPROACH; SOLAR POWER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; SHIMLA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 43049181931     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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