Improving building fabric energy efficiency in hot-humid climates using dynamic insulation

Building Simulation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-134

  Elsarrag, Esam ^a   Al Horr, Yousef ^a   Imbabi, Mohammed Salah Eldin ^b  

^a Gulf Organisation for Research and Development (GORD)   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

air quality; dynamic insulation; energy efficiency; humid climates; HVAC; ventilated facade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864770064     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-012-0067-6     Document Type: Article

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