Energy demand for hot water supply for indoor environments: Problems and perspectives

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-10

  Li, Xianting ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Yu, Chuck W F ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nortons   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; COOLING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEATING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84921352052     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X14564285     Document Type: Review

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