A new simplified thermal design tool for architects

Building and Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1009-1021

  Ellis, M W ^a   Mathews, E H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Architect design impact; Building thermal efficiency; Preliminary building design

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DESIGN AIDS; THERMOANALYSIS;

DESIGN STRATEGIES;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING; DESIGN;

EID: 0035501661     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(00)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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