Comparing the effectiveness of weatherization treatments for low-income, American, urban housing stocks in different climates

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 535-543

  Bradshaw, Jonathan L ^a,b,c   Bou Zeid, Elie ^a   Harris, Robert H ^a,b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy modeling; Low income housing; Weatherization

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; THERMOSTATS;

BUILDING ENERGY MODEL; CARBON REDUCTION; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; HOME ENERGY SAVER MODELS; LOW-INCOME HOUSING; PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS; SPACE CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT; WEATHERIZATION;

HOUSING;

EID: 84890015945     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.035     Document Type: Article

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