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Assembling a House Energy Ratings (HER) and House Free Running Ratings (HFR) Scheme

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This chapter describes the proposal for a suitable house rating scheme. A framework for producing an aggregation of free running and conditioned rating schemes is put forward. The reliability of this proposed rating framework is supported by a demonstration of its theoretical sensitivity in improving efficient design quality.

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    Skewness is a measure of symmetry.

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    Kurtosis is a measure of whether the data are peaked or flat relative to a normal distribution.

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Kordjamshidi, M. (2011). Assembling a House Energy Ratings (HER) and House Free Running Ratings (HFR) Scheme. In: House Rating Schemes. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15790-5_5

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