Thermal-physics and energy performance of an innovative green roof system: The Cool-Green Roof

Solar Energy

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 337-356

  Pisello, Anna Laura ^a,b   Piselli, Cristina ^b   Cotana, Franco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CIRIAF InterUniv Research Center on Pollution and Environment Mauro Felli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibrated thermal energy dynamic simulation; Cool Green Roof; Energy efficiency in buildings; Urban Heat Island

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; CALIBRATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; THERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENT STRATEGIES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; GREEN ROOF; MITIGATION STRATEGY; MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ROOFS;

BUILDING; CALIBRATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT ISLAND; LIFE CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTANCE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ITALY;

EID: 84928674511     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.03.049     Document Type: Article

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