Building energy metering and environmental monitoring - A state-of-the-art review and directions for future research

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 85-102

  Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem ^a   Mourshed, Monjur ^a   Mundow, David ^b   Sisinni, Mario ^c   Rezgui, Yacine ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SMS Plc Energy and Utilities Division   (United Kingdom)

^c SMS Plc   (Italy)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Energy; Environmental monitoring; Metering; Sustainability; Zero energy buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTEROPERABILITY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WI-FI; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS; ZIGBEE;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METERING; ZERO ENERGY BUILDING (ZEB);

ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84963761464     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.03.059     Document Type: Review

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