Optical and thermal characterisation of cool asphalts to mitigate urban temperatures and building cooling demand

Building and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-65

  Carnielo, Emiliano ^a   Zinzi, Michele ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Cool materials; Peak cooling demand; Solar reflectance; Temperature vertical profile; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

COOL MATERIALS; PEAK COOLING DEMAND; SOLAR REFLECTANCE; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ASPHALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; GLOBAL WARMING; REFLECTION; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ASPHALT; BUILDING; COOLING; HEAT ISLAND; NEIGHBORHOOD; REFLECTANCE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; URBAN AREA; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84870682617     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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