Effect of tree-shading on energy demand of two similar buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-315

  Balogun, Ahmed Adedoyin ^a   Morakinyo, Tobi Eniolu ^a   Adegun, Olumuyiwa Bayode ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Buildings; Cooling degree days; Energy costs; Energy demand; Tree shading

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY;

BASE TEMPERATURE; COOLING (HEATING) DEGREE DAY; COOLING DEGREE-DAYS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY DEMANDS; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; OUTDOOR COOLING; TREE-SHADING;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS; COOLING; COSTS; ENERGY; FORESTRY;

EID: 84904280202     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.05.046     Document Type: Article

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