Passive warming of indoor space induced by tropical green roof in winter

Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 272-282

  Jim, C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Green roof heat sink effect; Holistic vertical temperature profile; Passive warming; Tropical extensive green roof; Weather effect; Winter indoor warming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; OILSEEDS; SOLAR ENERGY; TROPICS;

EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS; GREEN-ROOF HEAT-SINK EFFECT; PASSIVE WARMING; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WEATHER EFFECT; WINTER INDOOR WARMING;

ROOFS;

AGING POPULATION; BUILDING; ENERGY USE; GREENSPACE; HEAT FLUX; INDOOR AIR; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; ROOF; SENSOR; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSTRATE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WINTER;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ARACHIS PINTOI; SEDUM; SEDUM MEXICANUM;

EID: 84898020023     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.105     Document Type: Article

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