Adaptive comfort applications in Australia and impacts on building energy consumption

IAQVEC 2007 Proceedings - 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings: Sustainable Built Environment

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-8

  De Dear, Richard ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive comfort; Energy conservation; Greenhouse mitigation; Mixed mode ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE COMFORT; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING STOCKS; BUILDINGS SECTOR; CASE-STUDIES; EXISTING BUILDING; GREEN BUILDINGS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; LOW-ENERGY DESIGN; MELBOURNE; MIXED MODE; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION; TECHNICAL MEASURES;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VENTILATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84857282920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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