Impact of low-income occupant behavior on energy consumption in hot-humid climates

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Nahmens, Isabelina ^a   Joukar, Alireza ^b   Cantrell, Randall ^c  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Low income; Occupant behavior; Residential

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEATING; HOUSING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; LOW INCOMES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; RESIDENTIAL; SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTIONS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84929414393     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000162     Document Type: Article

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