Using principal component and cluster analysis in the heating evaluation of the school building sector

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2079-2086

  Gaitani, N ^a   Lehmann, C ^b   Santamouris, M ^c   Mihalakakou, G ^a   Patargias, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Energy rating; Principal components analysis; School buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

CLUSTERING TECHNIQUES; ENERGY NORMALIZATION; ENERGY RATING; ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEATING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEATING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950863125     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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