Effect of external shading on household energy requirement for heating and cooling in Canada

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1627-1635

  Nikoofard, Sara ^a   Ugursal, V Ismet ^a   Beausoleil Morrison, Ian ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian climate; Energy simulation; External shading effect; Residential energy requirement

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; CALGARY; CANADIAN CLIMATE; CLIMATIC REGIONS; COOLING ENERGY; DETACHED HOUSE; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY SIMULATION; EXTERNAL SHADING EFFECT; HALIFAX; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; IN-BUILDINGS; MAJOR CITIES; RADIANT ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SHADING EFFECT; THERMAL MASS; TORONTO;

BUILDINGS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

HEATING;

EID: 79956362459     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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