Comparative evaluation of optimal energy efficiency designs for French and US office buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 332-344

  Krarti, Moncef ^a   Deneuville, Alexandre ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency; Life cycle cost analysis; Net zero energy; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TYPICAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; ZERO ENERGIES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84924957313     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.046     Document Type: Article

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