Life-cycle energy and cost analyses of window shading used to improve the thermal performance of houses

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 133, Issue , 2016, Pages 1371-1383

  Invidiata, Andrea ^a   Ghisi, Enedir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Houses; Life cycle cost analysis; Life cycle energy analysis; Window shading

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDINGS; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GREEN COMPUTING; HOUSES; LIFE CYCLE;

ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENT STRATEGIES; INTERNATIONAL DATABASE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ENERGY ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85027841768     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.072     Document Type: Article

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