Net zero energy homes: An evaluation of two homes in the northeastern United States

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-90

  Hoque, Simi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Homes; Net zero energy; Northeast; Sustainable; Systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957326610     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.2.79     Document Type: Article

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