Integrated thermal-energy analysis of innovative translucent white marble for building envelope application

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 5439-5462

  Rosso, Federica ^a   Pisello, Anna Laura ^b   Cotana, Franco ^b   Ferrero, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Cool natural material; Dynamic thermal energy simulation of buildings; Energy efficiency in buildings; Optic energy and thermal characterization; Thin translucent marble

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARBLE; REFLECTANCE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928626716     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su6085439     Document Type: Article

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