Reducing energy peak consumption with passive climate control methods

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2282-2288

  Orosa, José A ^a   Oliveira, Armando C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Office buildings; Passive methods; Peak consumption

Indexed keywords

AIR BARRIERS; DESIGN CONDITION; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PEAKS; ENERGY-SAVING TECHNIQUES; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR; INTERNAL WALLS; MOISTURE-BUFFERING; PASSIVE CONTROL; PASSIVE METHODS; PEAK CONSUMPTION; PEAK ENERGY; POWER CUTS; SUMMER SEASON; VAPOUR PRESSURES; WINTER SEASONS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

EID: 79960713044     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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