Effect of thermal mass on life cycle primary energy balances of a concrete- and a wood-frame building

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 462-472

  Dodoo, Ambrose ^a,b   Gustavsson, Leif ^b   Sathre, Roger ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buildings; Concrete; Dynamic modeling; Life cycle primary energy; Thermal mass; Wood

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONCRETES; ENERGY BALANCE; LIFE CYCLE; SPACE HEATING; WOOD;

BIO-ENERGY; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DYNAMIC MODELING; END-OF-LIFE; HEAT FLOWS; HEATING DEMAND; HEATING ENERGY; IN-BUILDINGS; OPERATION PHASE; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PRIMARY ENERGY USE; THERMAL MASS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BIOENERGY; BUILDING; CONCRETE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT FLOW; WOOD;

BUILDINGS; COGENERATION; CONCRETE; ENERGY; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; SCANDINAVIA; WOOD;

EID: 83455260407     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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