On the thermal performance of low income housing during heat waves

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-77

  Sakka, A ^a   Santamouris, M ^a   Livada, I ^a   Nicol, F ^b   Wilson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat island; Heat waves; Indoor environmental quality; Low income houses; Thermal comfort; Urban climatic change; Vulnerable population

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGES; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT WAVES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; HOUSING; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL COMFORT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84863393041     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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