Combined space cooling and water heating system for Hong Kong residences

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-250

  Chen, Hua ^a   Lee, W L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Energy use; Hot water; Questionnaire survey; Space cooling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; ENERGY USE; HOT WATER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

AIR CONDITIONING; APARTMENT HOUSES; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; SURVEYS; WASTE HEAT; WATER; WATER HEATERS; WATER TANKS;

COOLING WATER;

EID: 71649091896     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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