Bringing scientific knowledge from research to the professional fields: The case of the thermal and airflow design of buildings in tropical climates

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 511-521

  Garde Bentaleb, F ^a   Miranville, F ^a   Boyer, H ^a   Depecker, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Expert rules; Low cost housing; Residential buildings; Sustainable and passive design; Thermal comfort; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL LOAD;

AIRFLOW DESIGN;

TROPICAL BUILDINGS;

EID: 0036604731     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(01)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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