Wall insulation measures for residential villas in Dubai: A case study in energy efficiency

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-32

  Friess, Wilhelm Alexander ^a   Rakhshan, Kambiz ^a   Hendawi, Tamer A ^a   Tajerzadeh, Sahand ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy simulation; Insulation, Thermal bridge; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING LEGISLATION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SIMULATION; EXTERNAL WALLS; HOURLY SIMULATION; INFILTRATION MEASUREMENT; INITIAL DESIGN; INSULATION LEVEL; LIMIT ENERGY; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; POPULATION GROWTH; RAPID URBAN DEVELOPMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES; SIMULATION MODEL; THERMAL BRIDGE; THERMAL BRIDGING; WALL INSULATION;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL INSULATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 81855204909     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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