Viability of autoclaved aerated concrete walls for the residential sector in the United Arab Emirates

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2086-2092

  Radhi, Hassan ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Autoclaved aerated concrete; United Arab Emirates; Viability analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY CODE; ENERGY USE; GREEN MATERIALS; INSULATION MATERIALS; PAYBACK TIME; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL INSULATION MATERIALS; THERMAL INSULATION PROPERTIES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCRETES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INSULATING MATERIALS; INVESTMENTS; MASONRY MATERIALS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

EID: 79960743372     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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