Saving energy in residential buildings: The use of fully reversible windows

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1235-1247

  Gugliermetti, F ^a   Bisegna, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy savings; Overheating; Reversible windows; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL COMFORT; WINDOWS;

OVERHEATING; REVERSIBLE WINDOWS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL COMFORT; WINDOWS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947391287     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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