On the cooling potential of cool roofs in cold climates: Use of cool fluorocarbon coatings to enhance the optical properties and the energy performance of industrial buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 417-425

  Mastrapostoli, Elena ^a   Karlessi, Theoni ^a   Pantazaras, Alexandros ^a   Kolokotsa, Dionysia ^b   Gobakis, Kostas ^b   Santamouris, Mattheos ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cool materials; Energy efficiency; Fluorocarbon coating; Industrial building; Reduction of cooling load; Temperate climatic conditions

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COATINGS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ROOFS; WEATHERING;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COOL MATERIALS; COOLING LOAD; FLUOROCARBON COATINGS; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84889575731     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.024     Document Type: Article

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