Development of energy-efficient passive solar building design in Nicosia Cyprus

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 937-956

  Rabah, Kefa ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Climatic design; Human comfort; Passive solar architecture; Solar energy; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

CONTROL POTENTIAL ZONES (CPZ); PASSIVE SOLAR CONTROL;

PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 10944226058     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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