Energy performance of glazings in European climates

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 226-232

  Manz, Heinrich ^a   Menti, Urs Peter ^a  

^a LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate; Fa ade orientation; Solar gain; Thermal loss; Thermal transmittance; Total solar energy transmittance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; SOLAR GAIN; THERMAL LOSS; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE; TOTAL SOLAR ENERGY TRANSMITTANCE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLAZES; HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; HEATING; IRRADIANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL POWER; TRANSMITTANCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 79961127060     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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