The State of the Art of Residential Building Energy Retrofits in Libya and Neighbouring Mediterranean Countries: A Comprehensive Review
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existing residential buildings; building energy retrofit; building energy modelling (BEM); building model calibration; building energy simulation; model optimisation; net zero energy buildings (NZEBs);All these keywords.
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