The high-rise opposing facade in clear sky conditions - not always an "obstruction" to daylight

Solar Energy

Volumn 64, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 179-188

  Wa Gichia, Mwaniki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT REFLECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

BUILDING FACADES;

DAYLIGHTING;

BUILDING;

EID: 0032439986     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(98)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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