Thermal-energy analysis of natural "cool" stone aggregates as passive cooling and global warming mitigation technique

Urban Climate

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 301-314

  Castaldo, V L ^a   Coccia, V ^a   Cotana, F ^a   Pignatta, G ^a   Pisello, A L ^a   Rossi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibrated dynamic simulation; Cool paving; Cool roof; Environmental impact; Global warming mitigation; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

EID: 84932116749     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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