A multi-level energy performance diagnosis method for energy information poor buildings

Energy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 189-203

  Yan, Chengchu ^a   Wang, Shengwei ^a   Xiao, Fu ^a   Gao, Dian ce ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building energy performance assessment; Customized benchmarking; Energy balance method; Energy information poor building; Multiple level diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TALL BUILDINGS;

BENCHMARKING METHODS; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY BALANCE METHOD; ENERGY INFORMATION; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; MULTIPLE LEVELS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; SUPER HIGH-RISE BUILDING;

BENCHMARKING;

BENCHMARKING; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84926421788     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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