Energy retrofit of a single-family house: Life cycle net energy saving and environmental benefits

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 283-293

  Beccali, Marco ^a   Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Fontana, Mario ^a   Longo, Sonia ^a   Mistretta, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Life Cycle Assessment; Retrofit; TRNSYS

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; RETROFITTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RETROFIT; TRNSYS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84880854831     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.05.040     Document Type: Review

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