A holistic approach to energy efficient building forms

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1437-1444

  Okeil, Ahmad ^a  

^a ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Air flow; Building form; City climate; Energy efficiency; Green roofs; Holistic design; Solar exposure; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ROOFS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL COMFORT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

AIR FLOW; CITY CLIMATE; GREEN ROOF; HOLISTIC DESIGN; SOLAR EXPOSURE; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77957920589     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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