A new understanding of building energy consumption

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 531-542

  Orosa, José A ^a   Oliveira, Armando C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy consumption; ISO 13790; Methodology; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; DESIGN GUIDE; ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; HEATING SEASON; IN-BUILDINGS; IN-LINE; INPUT PARAMETER; INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY; ISO 13790; ISO STANDARDS; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO; SOFTWARE RESOURCES; THERMAL INERTIA; WEIBULL MODELS;

BUILDINGS; DESIGN; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84861983352     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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