Solar radiation performance evaluation for high density urban forms in the tropical context

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011: 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2595-2602

  Hii, Daniel Jun Chung ^a   Heng, Chye Kiang ^a   Malone Lee, Lai Choo ^a   Zhang, Ji ^a   Ibrahim, Nazim ^a   Huang, Yi Chun ^a   Janssen, Patrick ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MASS; DESIGN ATTRIBUTES; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT; LAND RESOURCES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PLANNING STRATEGIES; POPULATION GROWTH; RADIATION HEAT; RADIATION PERFORMANCE; SOLAR INSOLATION; URBAN FORM;

BENCHMARKING; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SUN;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84870234205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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