Efficiency and comfort through deep energy retrofits: Balancing energy and moisture management

Journal of Green Building

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 3-15

  Lubeck, Aaron ^a   Conlin, Francis ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southern Energy Management (SEM)   (United States)

Author keywords

Air barrier; Energy auditing; Energy retrofits; Envelope; Historic retrofits; Insulation; Moisture control; Old houses; Recommissioning; Reengineering; Residential design; Thermal; Wall systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449242540     PISSN: 15526100     EISSN: 19434618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.3.3     Document Type: Article

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