Towards solar urban planning: A new step for better energy performance

Energy Procedia

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 1261-1273

  Amado, Miguel ^a   Poggi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic systems; Solar analysis and parametric urban design; Sustainable urban planning; ZEB

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897062972     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.11.139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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