Residential thermal environment in cold climates at high altitudes and building energy use implications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-145

  Yang, Liu ^a   Yan, Haiyan ^a,b   Xu, Ying ^c   Lam, Joseph C ^d  

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

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c China Meteorological Administration   (China)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Energy use; High altitude; Residential buildings; Solar radiation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE COMFORT MODELS; ENERGY USE; ENERGY USE IN BUILDINGS; HIGH ALTITUDE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FELT; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMAL COMFORT;

HOUSING;

EID: 84875872405     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.02.058     Document Type: Article

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