Thermal performance of ventilated roofs during summer period

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 611-618

  Gagliano, A ^a   Patania, F ^a   Nocera, F ^a   Ferlito, A ^a   Galesi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Heat fluxes; Ventilated roof

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR-GAPS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILDING STRUCTURE; COMBINED EFFECT; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; COOLING LOAD; ENERGY NEEDS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; SAVING POTENTIALS; SUMMER SEASON; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL LAYER; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMO-FLUID DYNAMICS; VENTILATED ROOFS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; ROOFS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMAL INSULATION; VENTILATION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 84861830165     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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