Thermal performance of plastered rice straw bales and walls: A case study

International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 226-237

  Garas, G ^a   Allam, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Exposure period; Heat transmission; Straw bale cement plaster mixes; Thermal comfort; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054946923     PISSN: 17437601     EISSN: 1743761X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/SDP-V6-N2-226-237     Document Type: Article

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