Energy performance of opaque building elements in summer: Analysis of a simplified calculation method in force in Italy

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 384-394

  Libbra, A ^a   Muscio, A ^a   Siligardi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cool color; Cool roof; Cooling; Energy need; Opaque element; Solar absorptance; Solar reflectance

Indexed keywords

COOL ROOFS; ENERGY NEEDS; OPAQUE ELEMENT; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; SOLAR REFLECTANCE;

BUILDING COMPONENTS; COLOR; COOLING; ROOFS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 84879115720     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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