Quantifying the direct benefits of cool roofs in an urban setting: Reduced cooling energy use and lowered greenhouse gas emissions

Building and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Xu, Tengfang ^a   Sathaye, Jayant ^a   Akbari, Hashem ^b   Garg, Vishal ^c   Tetali, Surekha ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cool roof; Energy savings; Field based analytical method; Greenhouse gas; Mitigation measure; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS; ANNUAL SAVINGS; BUILDING TYPES; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; COOL ROOFS; COOLING ENERGY; FIELD DATA; FIELD WORKS; FLAT ROOFS; GHG EMISSION; HYDERABAD; IN-BUILDINGS; MITIGATION MEASURES; REGIONAL LEVELS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN HEAT-ISLAND; URBAN SETTINGS; URBAN VEGETATION;

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ROOFS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COATING; COOLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAT ISLAND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOF; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; HYDERABAD [ANDHRA PRADESH]; INDIA;

EID: 80052527805     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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