Simulation tools for residential buildings-A review on concepts and technologies

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 2998-3007

  Nadarajan, M ^a   Kirubakaran, V ^a  

^a GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Energy efficient buildings; Energy modelling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961674915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18196608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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