Detailed analysis of electricity, water, and gas consumption quantities and costs in Toronto's public schools

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-36

  Issa, M H ^a   Attalla, M ^b   Rankin, J H ^a   Christian, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Toronto District School Board ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Conventional schools; Energy; Energy retrofitted schools; Gas consumption quantities and costs; Water

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY; CONVENTIONAL SCHOOLS; ENERGY; GAS CONSUMPTION; PUBLIC SCHOOLS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; TORONTO;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; GASES; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; WATER ANALYSIS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY USE; GAS SUPPLY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 75849145248     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-122     Document Type: Article

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