Relationship of thermal performance rating, summer indoor temperatures and cooling energy use in 107 homes in Melbourne, Australia

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 159-168

  Willand, Nicola ^a   Ridley, Ian ^b   Pears, Alan ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Australia; Cooling energy; Health; Heatwave; Houses; Summer; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEALTH; HOUSES; HOUSING; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL STRESS; VENTILATION;

AUSTRALIA; COOLING ENERGY; HEATWAVE; SUMMER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEATING;

EID: 84953284600     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.12.032     Document Type: Article

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