Active cool roof effect: impact of cool roofs on cooling system efficiency

Advances in Building Energy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 209-221

  Pisello, Anna Laura ^a   Santamouris, Mattheos ^b,c   Cotana, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

active cool roof effect; cool roof; energy efficiency; energy saving in buildings; office building; passive cooling; roof albedo

Indexed keywords

COOL ROOFS; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; LOW-COST STRATEGIES; PASSIVE COOLING; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ROOFS;

EID: 84890913577     PISSN: 17512549     EISSN: 17562201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2013.865560     Document Type: Article

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