Low cost green roofs for cooling: Experimental series in a hot and dry climate

PLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  La Roche, Pablo ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental series; Green roofs; Low cost sustainable housing; Night ventilation; Passive cooling

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL SERIES; GREEN ROOF; LOW COSTS; NIGHT VENTILATION; PASSIVE COOLING;

ARCHITECTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ROOFS;

EID: 84855574577     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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