Effects of different insulation materials on primary energy and CO 2 emission of a multi-storey residential building

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 369-377

  Tettey, Uniben Yao Ayikoe ^a   Dodoo, Ambrose ^a   Gustavsson, Leif ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Fossil fuel; Insulation material; Primary energy; Residential building

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLASS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSULATING MATERIALS; MINERAL WOOL; PERMAFROST; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TEXTILE FIBERS;

BUILDING SECTORS; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; INSULATION MATERIALS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PRIMARY ENERGY USE; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 84905814861     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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