Application of night cooling concept to social housing design in dry hot climate

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1104-1110

  Macias, M ^a   Mateo, A ^b   Schuler, M ^c   Mitre, E M ^d  

^a Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos   (Spain)

^b Arquitectos   (Spain)

^c TRANSSOLAR   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Night cooling; Optimisation solar gains; Solar chimney

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOUSING; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; VENTILATION;

NIGHT COOLING; OPTIMISATION SOLAR GAINS; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOLAR CHIMNEY;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33745037453     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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3. Santamouris M., and Asimakopolous D. Passive Cooling of Buildings (1996), James & James, London