Whole-building retrofits: A gateway to climate stabilization

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 116, Issue PART 2, 2010, Pages 244-251

  Olgyay, Victor ^a   Seruto, Cherlyn ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CAPITAL COSTS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON PRODUCTION; CARBON REDUCTION; CARBON SAVING; CLIMATE STABILIZATION; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; DESIGN TEAM; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EXISTING BUILDING; LIFECYCLE COSTS; LOAD REDUCTION; OPERATIONAL COSTS; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; SKILL SETS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINEERS; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RETROFITTING; STABILIZATION;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 79952663556     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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