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Frontiers in Energy >> 2010, Volume 4, Issue 1 doi: 10.1007/s11708-009-0081-2

Energy efficiency of rural residential buildings: a sustainable case study in Daping Village, Sichuan Province

1.School of Architecture, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China; 2.School of Architecture, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710055, China; School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; .

Available online: 2010-03-05
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A new type of rural residential building that is ecological, energy efficient and comfortable was designed. Research on the new building was sponsored by the Post-disaster Reconstruction Project in Daping Village, Sichuan Province. Based on field investigation and quantitative analysis, an appropriate design strategy and technology is presented, including climatic design strategies, local material use and building energy simulation.

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