Life cycle primary energy analysis of residential buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 210-220

  Gustavsson, Leif ^a   Joelsson, Anna ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CO2; Cogeneration; District heating; Electricity; Life cycle; Low energy; Passive; Primary energy; Residential; Space heating

Indexed keywords

CO2; COGENERATION; LOW ENERGIES; LOW-ENERGY; PRIMARY ENERGIES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BIOMASS; BUILDINGS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEATING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; SPACE HEATING; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 71649086165     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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