Behaviour of green facades in Mediterranean Continental climate

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1861-1867

  Perez G ^a   Rincon L ^a   Vila, A ^a   Gonzalez J M ^b   Cabeza, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Experimental work; Green curtain; Green facades; Passive energy system; Shadow effect

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL WORKS; GREEN CURTAIN; GREEN FACADES; PASSIVE ENERGY; SHADOW EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER SUPPLY;

FACADES;

EID: 78650781148     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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