Study on the influence of albedo on building heat environment in a year-round

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 945-951

  Yu, Bingfeng ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Shang, Pingjun ^a   Yang, Juan ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Albedo; Building heat environment; Coating; Heat insulation; Heat protection

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; THERMAL INSULATION;

ALBEDO; BUILDING HEAT ENVIRONMENT; HEAT-INSULATION; HEAT-PROTECTION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 38549126797     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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