The influence of energy targets and economic concerns in design strategies for a residential nearly-zero energy building

Buildings

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 937-962

  Barthelmes, Verena Marie ^a   Becchio, Cristina ^a   Bottero, Marta Carla ^a   Corgnati, Stefano Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Architecture; Cost optimal methodology; Dynamic simulation; Economic valuation; Energy design; Energy performance assessment; Global cost; Nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB); Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977817069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings4040937     Document Type: Article

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