Thermal Performance of Traditional and Contemporary Housing in the Cool Season of Zambia

Building and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-78

  Malama, Albert ^a   Sharples, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HOUSES; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

CONTEMPORARY HOUSING; COOL SEASON; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; TRADITIONAL HOUSING; TROPICAL UPLAND CLIMATE; ZAMBIA;

HOUSING;

EID: 0030785919     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(96)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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