Evaluating the potential energy savings of retrofitting low-rise suburban dwellings towards the Passivhaus EnerPHit standard in a hot summer/cold winter region of China
Chenfei Liu, Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi, Steve Sharples
Topics & Concepts
RetrofittingEnvironmental scienceBaseline (sea)Thermal comfortPassive houseBuilding envelopeEnergy demandTRNSYSVentilation (architecture)Efficient energy useMeteorologyBuilding energy simulationCivil engineeringEnvironmental engineeringEngineeringEnergy performanceThermalGeographyStructural engineeringEconomicsNatural resource economicsGeologyOceanographyElectrical engineeringBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationUrban Heat Island MitigationHygrothermal properties of building materials