Adobe as a sustainable material: A thermal performance

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 2211-2216

  Revuelta Acosta, J D ^a   Garcia Diaz A ^a   Soto Zarazua G M ^a   Rico García, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adobe; Earth building; Low thermal conductivity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADOBE; FUTURE GENERATIONS; HIGH HEAT CAPACITY; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 78049436379     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2010.2211.2216     Document Type: Article

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