Can envelope codes reduce electricity and CO2 emissions in different types of buildings in the hot climate of Bahrain?

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-215

  Radhi, H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Building codes; Electricity and CO2 emissions benchmarks

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; THERMAL INSULATION;

BAHRAIN; BUILDING ENERGY CODES; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENVELOPES; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COMMERCIAL SECTORS; CURRENT CODES; CURRENT ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY AND CO2 EMISSIONS BENCHMARKS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HOT CLIMATES; IN BUILDINGS; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

BUILDING CODES;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; BAHRAIN; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 60449091252     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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