Energy performance and thermal comfort of courtyard/atrium dwellings in the Netherlands in the light of climate change

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 486-497

  Taleghani, Mohammad ^a   Tenpierik, Martin ^a   van den Dobbelsteen, Andy ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrium; Climate change; Courtyard; Heating demand; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ATRIUM; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; COURTYARD; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; HEATING DEMAND; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; SUMMER COMFORTS; TRANSITIONAL SPACES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; THERMAL COMFORT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEATING; LIGHT EFFECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ENERGY USE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84886293731     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.028     Document Type: Article

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