Optimal design of residential building envelope systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-117

  Alaidroos, Alaa ^a   Krarti, Moncef ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

KSA; Net zero energy; Optimization; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; KSA; OPTIMAL DESIGN; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ZERO ENERGIES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84908541784     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.09.083     Document Type: Article

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