The thermal effect of an innovative cool roof on residential buildings in Italy: Results from two years of continuous monitoring

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-164

  Pisello, Anna Laura ^a   Cotana, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuous monitoring of buildings; Cool roofs; Energy saving in buildings; Passive cooling; Reflective clay tiles; Residential buildings; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

CLAY TILE; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; COOL ROOFS; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS; PASSIVE COOLING; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; MONITORING; ROOFS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 84888616939     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.031     Document Type: Article

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