Investigations on the integration and acceptability of GSHP in the UK dwellings

Building and Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 442-449

  Liu, Shuli ^a   Shukla, Ashish ^a   Zhang, Yaqin ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptability; GSHP; Integration; UK dwellings

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROUNDWATER; HEATING; HOUSING; INTEGRATION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SURVEYS;

ACCEPTABILITY; GROUNDSOURCE HEAT PUMP (GSHP); GSHP; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; UK DWELLINGS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

BUILDING; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEAT SOURCE; HEATING; PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

COVENTRY [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS;

EID: 84908142554     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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