Experimental study of thermal performance and the contribution of plant-covered walls to the thermal behavior of building

Energy Procedia

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 995-1001

  Nadia, Saifi ^a   Noureddine, Settou ^a   Hichem, Necib ^a   Djamila, Damene ^a  

^a KASDI MERBAH UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Experimental investigation; Green building; Plant covered wall sections; Solar cooling; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897563190     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.113     Document Type: Conference Paper

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