Extensive comparative analysis of building energy simulation codes: Heating and cooling energy needs and peak loads calculation in TRNSYS and EnergyPlus for southern Europe climates

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 481-492

  Pernigotto, Giovanni ^a   Gasparella, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; INFERENTIAL STATISTICS; SIMULATION SOFTWARE; SOLAR TRANSMITTANCE; TECHNICAL STANDARDS;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLAZES;

BUILDING CODES;

EID: 84881276330     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2013.794088     Document Type: Article

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