Lifetime commissioning as a tool to achieve energy-efficient solutions

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 987-999

  Djuric, Natasa ^a   Novakovic, Vojislav ^b   Huang, Gongsheng ^c  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building performance; Fused measurement; Generic framework; Inspection; Lifetime commissioning

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; BUILDING OPERATIONS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILDING SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DATA FUSION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY USE; FLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS; GENERIC FRAMEWORKS; HEAT PUMPS; INSPECTION ALGORITHMS; LIFETIME COMMISSIONING; MASS BALANCE; MONITORING SYSTEM; VENTILATION SYSTEMS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ALGORITHMS; DATA FUSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; INSPECTION; VENTILATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84862871373     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1851     Document Type: Article

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