Reducing thermal discomfort and energy consumption of Indian residential buildings: Model validation by in-field measurements and simulation of low-cost interventions

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 145-158

  Pellegrino, Margot ^a   Simonetti, Marco ^b   Chiesa, Giacomo ^b  

^a Université Paris Est Marne la Vallée   (France)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air conditioning energy consumptions; Energy dynamic simulation; Energy retrofit; Occupants' behaviour; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COSTS; HOUSING; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES; COMFORT PERFORMANCE; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENERGY RETROFIT; LOW-COST STRATEGIES; OCCUPANTS' BEHAVIOURS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84953275492     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.12.015     Document Type: Article

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