Integrating occupant preference and life cycle energy evaluation: A simplified method

Building Research and Information

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 625-637

  Hernandez, Patxi ^a   Kenny, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

comfort; embodied energy; energy analysis; housing; life cycle; low energy houses; occupant behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMFORT; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY ANALYSIS; LOW-ENERGY HOUSE; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEATING; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; VENTILATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 77957926515     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2010.513209     Document Type: Article

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