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Italian Residential Buildings: Economic Assessments for Biomass Boilers Plants

Table 5

HDD, heating hours per day, and heating period (Decree 412/93).

Climatic areaHDDMaximum heating hours per dayHeating period

A<6006December 1–March 15
B601–9008December 1–March 31
C901–140010November 15–March 31
D1401–210012November 1–April 15
E2101–300014October 15–April 15
F>3000No limitationsNo limitations