The effect of ceiling insulation on indoor comfort

Building and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-346

  Taylor, P B ^a   Mathews, E H ^a   Kleingeld, M ^a   Taljaard, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEILINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSES; SPACE HEATING;

CEILING INSULATION; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 0033881241     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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