Towards low-carbon housing in Chile: Optimisation and life cycle analysis of energy-efficient solutions

Significant action is needed across the Chilean housing sector to reduce energy consumption and meet climate change mitigation goals. In this study, the performance of a typical house, an optimised house and a Passivhaus in various climates is evaluated and compared, considering eight distinct clima...

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Main Authors: Aner Martinez-Soto, Marco Iannantuono, Paolo Macaya-Vitali, Emily Nix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21007425