Probabilistic risk assessment of the energy saving shortfall in energy performance contracting projects-A case study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 353-363

  Lee, P ^a   Lam, P T I ^a   Yik, F W H ^a   Chan, E H W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ESCOs; Monte Carlo simulation; Performance contracting; Risks; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING; ENERGY SERVICE COMPANIES (ESCOS); ESCOS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RETROFITTING; RISKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84883196900     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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