Monitoring the energy-use effects of cool roofs on California commercial buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1007-1016

  Akbari, Hashem ^a   Levinson, Ronnen ^a   Rainer, Leo ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Davis Energy Group   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Commercial buildings; Cool roofs; Energy; Envelope; Monitoring; Peak demand

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY;

CALIFORNIA; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COOL ROOFS; ENVELOPE; PEAK DEMANDS;

ROOFS;

EID: 23844522034     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.11.013     Document Type: Article

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