Building application and thermal performance of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) in Canadian subarctic climate

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 672-680

  Mukhopadhyaya, P ^a   MacLean, D ^b   Korn, J ^c   Van Reenen, D ^a   Molleti, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Energy Solutions Centre   (Canada)

^c Yukon Housing Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Long term performance; Retrofit; Subarctic climate; Vacuum insulation panel (VIP)

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRON EMISSION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

BUILDING APPLICATIONS; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; RETROFIT; SUBARCTIC CLIMATE; THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS; VACUUM INSULATION PANEL;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 84955182797     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.08.038     Document Type: Article

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