Cool roof technology in London: An experimental and modelling study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 658-667

  Kolokotroni, M ^a   Gowreesunker, B L ^a   Giridharan, R ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building cooling; Building heating; Cool roof; Energy consumption; Moderate climate

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGES PER HOURS; BUILDING COOLING; BUILDING HEATING; COOL ROOFS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MODERATE CLIMATE; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REFLECTION; ROOFS; SOLAR RADIATION; VENTILATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84887114196     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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