Sensitivity analysis of macro-parameters in the system design of net zero energy building

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 464-477

  Sun, Yongjun ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building system design; Macro parameters; Net zero energy buildings; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; INVESTMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BUILDING SYSTEMS; DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; INFLUENCE COEFFICIENT; LOCAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; NET-ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84911898752     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.10.031     Document Type: Article

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