Courtyards as a passive strategy in semi dry areas. Assessment of summer energy and thermal conditions in a refurbished school building

Renewable Energy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 437-446

  Cantón, María Alicia ^a   Ganem, Carolina ^a   Barea, Gustavo ^a   Llano, Jorge Fernández ^a  

^a Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Courtyards; Dry areas; Interior spaces; Thermal and energy conditions

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; RESTORATION;

COMFORT CONDITIONS; COURTYARDS; DRY AREAS; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; ENERGY CONDITION; INTERIOR SPACE; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; THEORETICAL MODELING;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CLEAR SKY; DATA SET; EDUCATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEMIARID REGION; SHADING; SUMMER;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA;

EID: 84899532325     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.065     Document Type: Article

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