Sustainability evaluation of seasonal snow storage for building cooling systems : a life cycle approach

In Canada, the residential building sector consumes 17% of the total energy and contributes 15% of the total GHG emissions. Predominantly, the energy demand for cooling in the residential sector is increasing due to large occupancy floor area and high usage of air-conditioning. Minimizing energy use...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chinraj, Venkatesh Kumar
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/55194