Long-term performance of high-albedo roof coatings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 159-167

  Bretz, Sarah E ^a   Akbari, Hashem ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo degradation; Cooling energy savings; High albedo roof coatings

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSES; ROOFS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

COOLING ENERGY SAVINGS; HIGH ALBEDO ROOF COATINGS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS;

REFLECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0031094828     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-7788(96)01005-5     Document Type: Article

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