Italian local codes for energy efficiency of buildings: Theoretical definition and experimental application to a residential case study

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 1245-1259

  Salvalai, Graziano ^a   Masera, Gabriele ^a   Sesana, Marta Maria ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building practices; Energy efficiency; Geocluster distribution; Local buildingenergyregulationcode; nZEB

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOUSING;

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; BUILDING PRACTICES; BUILDINGS SECTOR; CASE-STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EXPERIMENTAL APPLICATION; GEOCLUSTER DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL BUILDINGENERGYREGULATIONCODE; LOCAL CODES; NZEB;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84911162802     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.10.038     Document Type: Review

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