Assessment of cost-optimality and technical solutions in high performance multi-residential buildings in the Mediterranean area

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 250-265

  Zacà, Ilaria ^a   D'Agostino, Delia ^b   Congedo, Paolo Maria ^a   Baglivo, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost optimality; Energy efficiency; Envelope; EPBD; Global cost; Mediterrean climate; Multi residential; Primary energy; Reference building; Zero energy building

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING;

COST-OPTIMALITY; ENVELOPE; EPBD; MEDITERREAN CLIMATE; MULTI-RESIDENTIAL; PRIMARY ENERGIES; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84931260415     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.04.038     Document Type: Article

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