Green building construction thermal isolation materials (Rockwool)

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-165

  Itewi, Mahmoud ^a  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Global warming; Green building; Insulation materials; K factor; Magnetic field; R value; Rockwool insulation; Synthetic Vitreous Fibers (SVFs); Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GLASS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; INSULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; SLAG; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

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EID: 79960335084     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2011.161.165     Document Type: Article

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