Domestic energy consumption patterns in a hot and humid climate: A multiple-case study analysis

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 353-365

  Aldossary, Naief A ^a   Rezgui, Yacine ^b   Kwan, Alan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AL BAHA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Domestic sector; Energy modelling; Hot and humid climate; Sustainable construction

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CONSUMPTION REDUCTIONS; DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; DOMESTIC SECTOR; ENERGY MODELLING; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GLOBAL CHANGE; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE;

JEDDAH; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84886262739     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.061     Document Type: Article

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