Lifecycle costing sensitivities for zero energy housing in Melbourne, Australia

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-11

  Moore, Trivess ^a   Morrissey, John ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Lifecycle costing; Sensitivities; Sustainable housing; Zero energy housing

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSING; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSUMPTIONS; LIFE CYCLE COSTING; SENSITIVITIES; SUSTAINABLE HOUSING; ZERO ENERGIES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84901026602     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.04.050     Document Type: Article

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