Optimization of passive solar design strategies: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-196

  Stevanović, Sanja ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Building form; Opaque envelope components; Passive solar design; Windows and shading Optimization

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY USE; OPAQUE ENVELOPE COMPONENTS; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN; RECENT RESEARCHES; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN;

EID: 84878120151     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.04.028     Document Type: Review

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