Energy saving performance of green vegetation on LEED certified buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 281-289

  Feng, H ^a   Hewage, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy performance; Green construction; Green roofs; LEED; Living walls

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT FLUX; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; GREEN CONSTRUCTIONS; GREEN ROOF; LEED-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS; LIVING WALLS; SOLAR REFLECTIVITIES; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 84896528601     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.10.039     Document Type: Article

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