Use of reference buildings to assess the energy saving potentials of the residential building stock: The experience of TABULA project

Energy Policy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 273-284

  Ballarini, Ilaria ^a   Corgnati, Stefano Paolo ^a   Corrado, Vincenzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Reference building; Residential building stock

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; RETROFITTING;

BUILDING STOCKS; BUILDING TYPOLOGIES; CO2 EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY RETROFIT; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STOCKS; RETROFIT ACTIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUILDING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 84895547824     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.01.027     Document Type: Article

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