Risk based lifetime costs assessment of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system design: Methodology and case study

Building and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-80

  Garber, Denis ^a   Choudhary, Ruchi ^a   Soga, Kenichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon savings; Ground source heat pump (GSHP); Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); Risk based design; Safety factor; Space heating and cooling

Indexed keywords

BACK UP; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON SAVING; DESIGN VALUE; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ECONOMICAL SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY EXTRACTION; ENERGY SIMULATION; FINANCIAL RISKS; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING; HVAC SYSTEM; HYBRID GSHP; LIFETIME COSTS; OVER-SIZING; PERFORMANCE DETERIORATION; RISK-BASED; RISK-BASED DESIGN; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; GLOBAL WARMING; SAFETY FACTOR; SPACE HEATING;

AIR CONDITIONING;

CARBON; COOLING; COST; HEATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; VENTILATION;

EID: 84870848131     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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