Assessment of climate change impact on building energy use and mitigation measures in subtropical climates

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1404-1414

  Wan, Kevin K W ^a   Li, Danny H W ^a   Lam, Joseph C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy use; General circulation models; Global warming; Mitigation measures; Office buildings; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL WARMING; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; THERMAL INSULATION;

AIR-CONDITIONED OFFICES; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY USE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MITIGATION MEASURES; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY USE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MITIGATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOLAR POWER; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 79952196277     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.01.033     Document Type: Article

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