A decision-making LCA for energy refurbishment of buildings: Conditions of comfort

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 333-342

  Assiego De Larriva, Rafael ^a   Calleja Rodríguez, Gloria ^a   Cejudo López, José Manuel ^a   Raugei, Marco ^b,c   Fullana I Palmer, Pere ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication of results; Energy refurbishment; Functional unit; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; ENERGY REFURBISHMENT; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MECHANICAL VENTILATION;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HOUSING; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84890928851     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.049     Document Type: Article

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