Use of rubber crumbs as drainage layer in green roofs as potential energy improvement material

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 347-354

  Pérez, Gabriel ^a   Vila, Anna ^a   Rincón, Lídia ^a   Solé, Cristian ^a   Cabeza, Luisa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Energy efficiency; Green building; Green roof; Passive system; Rubber crumbs

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; RECYCLING; ROOFS;

BUILDING ENVELOPES; GREEN BUILDINGS; GREEN ROOF; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; RUBBER CRUMB;

RUBBER;

BIODIVERSITY; BUILDING; DRAINAGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INSULATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RECYCLING; RUBBER; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CATALONIA; LERIDA [CATALONIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84862316624     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.051     Document Type: Article

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