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Forecasting Heat Demand of Residential Buildings Connected to District Heating: The Case of Riga

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 29 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 68 - 83
Submitted on: Jun 15, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 15, 2025
Published on: Feb 16, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
District heating,
energy efficiency,
heat demand,
house renovation,
system dynamics modelling
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2025 Madara Rieksta, Emils Zarins, Giovanni Brumana, Gatis Bazbauers, published by Riga Technical University
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