Thermal characterization of green roofs through dynamic simulation

Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3630-3637

  Capozzoli, Alfonso ^a   Gorrino, Alice ^a   Corrado, Vincenzo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACE SURFACES; GROWING MEDIA; LEAF AREA INDEX; MATHEMATICAL APPROACH; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ROOFS;

EID: 84886709381     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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