Different energy balances for the redesign of nearly net zero energy buildings: An Italian case study

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-112

  Cellura, Maurizio ^a   Guarino, Francesco ^a   Longo, Sonia ^a   Mistretta, Marina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Net zero energy building; Primary energy; Redesign; Sensitivity analysis; TRNSYS energy balance; Weighting factors

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; POWER MARKETS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

BUILDING SIMULATION; CASE-STUDIES; CHALLENGE PROBLEMS; ENERGY CARRIERS; PRIMARY ENERGIES; REDESIGN; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; SYMMETRICS; TRNSYS ENERGY BALANCE; WEIGHTING FACTORS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84931201837     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.01.048     Document Type: Review

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