The environmental impact of optimum insulation thickness for external walls and flat roofs of building in Turkey's different degree-day regions

Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-69

  Ucar, Aynur ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy savings; Environmental impact; Insulation thickness

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL WALLS; FLAT ROOFS; INSULATION MATERIALS; INSULATION THICKNESS; OPTIMUM INSULATION THICKNESS; PAYBACK PERIODS; ROCKWOOL; WALL TYPES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSULATING MATERIALS; INVESTMENTS; PERMAFROST; POLYSTYRENES; ROOFS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

INSULATION;

EID: 77957311695     PISSN: 1308772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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