Zero energy buildings and the rebound effect: A solution to the paradox of energy efficiency?

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 633-640

  Bourrelle, Julien S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Energy efficiency; Re spending; Rebound effect; ZEB; Zero emission building; Zero energy building

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

RE-SPENDING; REBOUND EFFECT; ZEB; ZERO EMISSION BUILDINGS; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

ENERGY BALANCE;

EID: 84907528263     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.09.012     Document Type: Article

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