Energy performance gap in refurbished German dwellings: Lesson learned from a field test

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 1146-1158

  Calì, Davide ^a   Osterhage, Tanja ^a   Streblow, Rita ^a   Müller, Dirk ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buildings refurbishment; Demonstration buildings; Energy performance gap; Field test; Occupants behavior; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEM; DEMONSTRATION BUILDINGS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD TEST; HIGH-TIME RESOLUTION; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; REBOUND EFFECT;

MONITORING;

EID: 84978245108     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.05.020     Document Type: Article

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