Achieving energy efficient buildings via retrofitting of existing buildings: A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 112, Issue , 2016, Pages 3605-3615

  Zhou, Zhihua ^a   Zhang, Shuzhen ^a   Wang, Chendong ^a   Zuo, Jian ^b   He, Qing ^c   Rameezdeen, Raufdeen ^d  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Limited   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Existing building; Indoor environment; Operation strategy; Retrofitting

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING OPERATIONS; CASE STUDY APPROACH; COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; OPERATION STRATEGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84973550311     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.046     Document Type: Article

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