Impact of Wastewater Heat Recovery on the Energy Performance Certificate of a Building
By: Lucia Hrnčárová and Jana Peráčková
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2026-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1338-3973 (formerly 1210-3896) | Journal ISSN: 1210-3896 (formerly 1338-3973)
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 89
Submitted on: May 2, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 3, 2026
Published online: Oct 6, 2026
Published in print: Sep 1, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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