Implementation of energy-efficient windows in Swedish single-family houses

Applied Energy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 329-338

  Nair, Gireesh ^a   Mahapatra, Krushna ^b   Gustavsson, Leif ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy efficient windows; Homeowners; Installers; Sellers; Sweden; U value

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; COST REDUCTION; SURVEYS;

ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS; HOMEOWNERS; INSTALLERS; SELLERS; SWEDEN; U-VALUE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

JAMTLAND; SWEDEN; VASTERNORRLAND;

EID: 80053294916     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.07.040     Document Type: Article

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