Investigating and analysing the energy and environmental performance of an experimental green roof system installed in a nursery school building in Athens, Greece

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1781-1788

  Santamouris, M ^a   Pavlou, C ^a   Doukas, P ^a   Mihalakakou, G ^b   Synnefa, A ^a   Hatzibiros, A ^a   Patargias, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy performance of buildings; Greenroof system; Passive cooling of buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; GREENROOF SYSTEM; PASSIVE COOLING OF BUILDINGS;

ROOFS;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ROOFS;

BUILDING; COOLING; ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENBELT; HEATING; LOADING TEST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROOF; SEASON;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250353532     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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