Optimizing urban irrigation schemes for the trade-off between energy and water consumption

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-344

  Yang, Jiachuan ^a   Wang, Zhi Hua ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency; Energy water trade off; Environmental sustainability; Urban canopy model; Urban irrigation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN CANOPY MODELS; URBAN IRRIGATION; WATER TRADES;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 84941026863     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.08.045     Document Type: Article

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