Developing standards for low-energy buildings in the gulf states

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-381

  Radhi, Hassan ^a   Sharples, Steve ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Design optimisation; Energy standards; Office buildings

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149181637     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2008.5141     Document Type: Article

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