The Sigma Home: Towards an authentic evaluation of a prototype building

PLEA 2008 - Towards Zero Energy Building: 25th PLEA International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Stevenson, Fionn ^a   Rijal, Hom ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building performance; Housing; Post occupancy evaluation; Pre fabrication

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

AIRTIGHTNESS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ENERGY USE; EVALUATION METHOD; INDUCTION PROCESS; LIVING CONDITIONS; MASS PRODUCTION; OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION; PRE-FABRICATION; TEST SITE; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

HOUSING;

EID: 85067738714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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