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Maria Kordjamshidi
House Rating Schemes
From Energy fort Base
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Maria Kordjamshidi
Ilam University
Faculty of Engineering
Pajoohesh
69315-516 Ilam
Iran
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ISSN 1865-3529 e-ISSN 1865-3537
ISBN 978-3-642-15789-9 e-ISBN 978-3-642-15790-5
DOI -3-642-15790-5
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Contents
1 Introduction ............................... 1
Why House Energy Ratings plished ............. 1
The Position of Passive Architecture in Current HERS ....... 3
A Conflict in HERS ......................... 3
Book Outline – How to Read the Book ............... 4
References ................................. 5
2 House Rating Schemes .......................... 7
House Energy Rating Schemes (HERS) .............. 7
The United States of America .........