Parameters influencing the energy performance of residential buildings in different Chinese climate zones

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-75

  Zhao, Mosha ^a   Künzel, Hartwig M ^a   Antretter, Florian ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Chinese climate zones; Design parameters; Energy demand; Energy saving; Indoor thermal comfort; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; DESIGN; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR BUILDINGS; TALL BUILDINGS;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; CHINESE CLIMATES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84934932485     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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