Farhat, Raghid; Ghaddar, Nesreen K.; Ghali, Kamel - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 4 (2014) 4, pp. 554-567
In this work, we propose to reduce the initial building construction cost by using local low-embodied energy materials and use savings to offset the cost of renewable energy installations. A typical house in the desert climate of inland Lebanon is modeled using commercial software for a...