Energy efficient building strategies for school buildings in Oman

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-253

  Zurigat, Y H ^a   Al Hinai, H ^a   Jubran, B A ^a   Al Masoudi, Y S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Building thermal simulation; Energy conservation; Energy systems; Passive cooling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

COOLING LOADS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

OMAN;

EID: 0037348578     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.871     Document Type: Article

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