Performance evaluation of green roof for thermal protection of buildings in reunion Island

Energy Procedia

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 1008-1016

  Morau, Dominique ^a   Libelle, Teddy ^a   Garde, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Energetic performance; Green roof; Temperature fluctuations; Tropical humid climate

Indexed keywords

ENERGETIC BEHAVIOR; ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GREEN ROOF; HUMID CLIMATES; INDIAN OCEAN; K-VALUE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; R VALUE; SEDUM PLANT; SUMMER SEASON; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS; THERMAL PROTECTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT FLUX; SUN; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TROPICS;

ROOFS;

EID: 84858406299     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.12.1047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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