Energy impact of commercial-building envelopes in the sub-tropical climate

Applied Energy

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-39

  Chan, K T ^a   Chow, W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COOLING; DESIGN AIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT WEATHER PROBLEMS; SOLAR RADIATION;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; OVERALL THERMAL TRANSFER VALUE;

TROPICAL BUILDINGS;

EID: 0032066427     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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