Comprehensive energy and economic analyses on a zero energy house versus a conventional house

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1043-1053

  Zhu, L ^a   Hurt, R ^b   Correa, D ^b   Boehm, R ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Economic analysis; Energy savings; ZEH

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING CODES; BUILDING MATERIALS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSES; ROOFS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER COOLING SYSTEMS; WATER HEATERS;

AIR CONDITIONERS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILDING SIMULATION; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTS; COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY; CONVENTIONAL HOUSE; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY SAVING; ENERGY SAVINGS; FINANCIAL RETURNS; FLOOR SLABS; GREEN POWER; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INTEGRATED COLLECTOR STORAGE; LAS VEGAS; PEAK EFFICIENCY; RADIANT BARRIERS; ROOF TILES; SOLAR APPLICATIONS; THERMAL MASS; WATER-COOLED CONDENSER; ZEH;

SOLAR ENERGY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349148379     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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