Comparative effects of building envelope improvements and occupant behavioural changes on the exergy consumption for heating and cooling

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2976-2986

  Schweiker, Marcel ^a   Shukuya, Masanori ^a  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Building envelope system; Exergy energy analysis; Occupant behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING SECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY CONSUMPTION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES;

EXERGY;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXERGY;

EID: 77951258473     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.035     Document Type: Article

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