Comprehensive energy, economic and thermal comfort assessments for the passive energy retrofit of historical buildings - A case study of a late nineteenth-century Victorian house renovation in the UK
Ke Qu, Xiangjie Chen, Yixin Wang, John Kaiser Calautit, Saffa Riffat, Xin Cui
Topics & Concepts
GlazingPayback periodPassive houseUpgradeArchitectural engineeringRetrofittingEngineeringThermal comfortInternal rate of returnEnvironmental scienceCivil engineeringReduction (mathematics)Thermal insulationEfficient energy useComputer scienceMeteorologyStructural engineeringMathematicsElectrical engineeringLayer (electronics)Production (economics)EconomicsPhysicsGeometryOperating systemOrganic chemistryChemistryMacroeconomicsBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationFacilities and Workplace ManagementSustainable Building Design and Assessment