Impact of climate change on building energy use in different climate zones and mitigation and adaptation implications

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-282

  Wan, Kevin K W ^a   Li, Danny H W ^a   Pan, Wenyan ^b,c   Lam, Joseph C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; China; Climate change; Energy consumption; Mitigation measures; Office buildings

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS PLANTS; GLOBAL WARMING;

BOILER PLANTS; BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENVELOPES; CARBON EMISSIONS; CHINA; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COLD WINTER; COOLING ENERGY; DESIGN CONDITION; ELECTRICAL POWER DEMAND; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; ENERGY USE; GAS-FIRED; HONG-KONG; IN-BUILDINGS; INDOOR CONDITIONS; LIGHTING LOADS; MITIGATION MEASURES; SPACE COOLING;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING;

CHINA;

EID: 84861662380     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.048     Document Type: Article

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