District geometry simulation: A study for the optimization of solar façades in urban canopy layers

Energy Procedia

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 1163-1172

  Lobaccaro, Gabriele ^a   Fiorito, Francesco ^b   Masera, Gabriele ^a   Poli, Tiziana ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Solar fa ades; Solar potential; Solar radiation; Solar reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897042933     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.11.129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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