Cool roofs in China: Policy review, building simulations, and proof-of-concept experiments

Energy Policy

Volumn 74, Issue C, 2014, Pages 190-214

  Gao, Yafeng ^a   Xu, Jiangmin ^a   Yang, Shichao ^b   Tang, Xiaomin ^a   Zhou, Quan ^b   Ge, Jing ^c   Xu, Tengfang ^c   Levinson, Ronnen ^c  

^a Chongqing University   (China)

^b Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research   (China)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency standards; China; Cool roofs; Emission reductions; Energy savings

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COATINGS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; ROOFS; SOLAR RADIATION; STANDARDS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; BUILDING SIMULATION; CHINA; COOL ROOFS; EMISSION REDUCTION; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ROOF SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84924221173     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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