Life cycle energy and cost analysis of embodied, operational and user-transport energy reduction measures for residential buildings

Applied Energy

Volumn 161, Issue , 2016, Pages 445-464

  Stephan, André ^a   Stephan, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Technical Enterprises Co   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Lebanon; Life cycle cost analysis; Life cycle energy analysis; Mediterranean; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

LEBANON; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ENERGY ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; URBAN DESIGN;

LEBANON;

EID: 84944790402     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.023     Document Type: Article

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