Energy and environmental benefits in public buildings as a result of retrofit actions

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 460-470

  Ardente, Fulvio ^a   Beccali, Marco ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Mistretta, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BRITA; Building retrofit; Energy; Environmental assessment; Life cycle approach

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RETROFITTING;

BRITA; BUILDING RETROFITS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 78149409044     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.09.022     Document Type: Review

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