Life cycle energy analysis of a zero-energy house

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-449

  Himpe, Eline ^a   Trappers, Leen ^a   Debacker, Wim ^b   Delghust, Marc ^a,c   Laverge, Jelle ^a   Janssens, Arnold ^a   Moens, Jan ^a   Van Holm, Marlies ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

building services; embodied energy; life cycle energy analysis; passive house; residential buildings; zero energy

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SERVICES; EMBODIED ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ENERGY ANALYSIS; PASSIVE HOUSE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ZERO ENERGIES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HOUSES; MIXED CONVECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84878562822     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2013.777329     Document Type: Article

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