Potentials for sustainable improvement in building energy efficiency: Case studies in tropical zone

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-339

  Abdul Rahman, Hamzah ^a   Wang, Chen ^a   Kho, Mei Ye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency; Building energy performance; Case study; Continuing improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956369510     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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