Potential of making-Over to sustainable buildings in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1304-1323

  Alnaser, N W ^a   Flanagan, R ^a   Alnaser, W E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Building integrated photovoltaic; Green buildings; Kuwait; Renewable energy; Sustainable buildings; United Arab Emirate

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; NATURAL GAS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROOFS;

BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; GREEN BUILDINGS; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 41749102665     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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