Modelling relationship among energy demand, climate and office building features: A cluster analysis at European level

Applied Energy

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 1021-1034

  Ciulla, Giuseppina ^a   Lo Brano, Valerio ^a   D'Amico, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate; Cluster analysis; Heating Degree Days; High energy performance; Shape factor; Thermal energy demand

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SEARCH ENGINES; SOFTWARE TESTING; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

CLIMATE; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEATING DEGREE-DAYS; OFFICE BUILDING FEATURES; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; SHAPE FACTOR; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

BUILDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SHAPE ANALYSIS; THERMAL POWER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84988712281     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.09.046     Document Type: Article

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