Model calibration for building energy efficiency simulation

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-85

  Mustafaraj, Giorgio ^a   Marini, Dashamir ^a   Costa, Andrea ^a   Keane, Marcus ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Building energy simulation; Energy efficiency; Heat pump water to water; Model calibration; Natural ventilation; Underfloor heating

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; VENTILATION;

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; HEAT PUMPS; MODEL CALIBRATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; UNDERFLOOR HEATING;

BUILDINGS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BUILDING; CALIBRATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ERROR ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VENTILATION;

EID: 84901935343     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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