A resistance-capacitance network model for the analysis of the interactions between the energy performance of buildings and the urban climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-125

  Bueno, Bruno ^a,b   Norford, Leslie ^a   Pigeon, Grégoire ^b   Britter, Rex ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic heat; Building energy model; State space; Urban canopy model; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC HEAT; BUILDING ENERGY MODEL; STATE-SPACE; URBAN CANOPY MODELS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RATING; WASTE HEAT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

BUILDING; CANOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY USE; HEAT ISLAND; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84857672633     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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