The joint influence of albedo and insulation on roof performance: An observational study

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 249-258

  Ramamurthy, P ^a,b   Sun, T ^c   Rule, K ^d   Bou Zeid, E ^b  

^a City College of the City University of New York   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cool roof; Roof albedo; Roof heat flux; Roof insulation

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; INSULATION; ROOF COVERINGS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL INSULATION; THERMOCOUPLES;

COOL ROOFS; HEATING AND COOLING; INSULATION LAYERS; INSULATION THICKNESS; MEMBRANE TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ROOF INSULATIONS; ROOF STRUCTURES;

ROOFS;

EID: 84925846839     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.02.040     Document Type: Article

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