Operational Energy in the life cycle of residential dwellings: The experience of Spain and Colombia

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 673-680

  Ortiz, Oscar ^a,b   Castells, Francesc ^b   Sonnemann, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b University of Pamplona   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Environmental impacts; LCA; Operational energy; Residential dwellings

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS CONDITIONING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COLOMBIA; ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPERATIONAL ENERGY; REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL DWELLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COLOMBIA; SPAIN;

EID: 75449109614     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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