Performance results from a cold climate case study for affordable zero energy homes

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 114 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 218-229

  Norton, Paul ^a   Christensen, Craig ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING TECHNIQUES; CASE STUDIES; COLD CLIMATES; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY MEASURES; ENERGY PERFORMANCES; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; NET ENERGIES; PASSIVE SOLAR; PERFORMANCE RESULTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV SYSTEMS; SOLAR THERMALS; SOLAR WATER HEATING; SUPERINSULATION; WATER HEATING; ZERO ENERGIES; ZERO ENERGY HOMES;

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS INDUSTRY; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; LIGHTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; CURRICULA;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 55849129608     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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