Open Access
Issue
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 654, 2025
Energy and Sustainability Conference (ESC2025)
Article Number 01003
Number of page(s) 12
Section Building Energy Efficiency & Retrofitting
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202565401003
Published online 21 October 2025
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