Nearly zero-energy buildings of the lombardy region (Italy), a case study of high-energy performance buildings

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3506-3527

  Dall'O', Giuliano ^a   Belli, Valentina ^b   Brolis, Mauro ^b   Mozzi, Ivan ^b   Fasano, Mauro ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Matrix Spa   (Italy)

^c Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

CENED; Energy certification; Energy efficiency; Energy policies; Green buildings; High performance buildings; Lombardy; Near zero energy buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMMERCE; ENERGY POLICY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CENED; ENERGY CERTIFICATION; GREEN BUILDINGS; HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS; LOMBARDY; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84881540789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6073506     Document Type: Article

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