Feasibility study on the relation between housing density and solar accessibility and potential uses

Renewable Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2016, Pages 749-758

  Lee, Kyung Sun ^a   Lee, Jae Wook ^b   Lee, Jae Seung ^a  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Housing density; Solar irradiation; Solar potential and accessibility; Urban area

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOUSING; IRRADIATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FLOOR AREA RATIOS; HOUSING DENSITY; SIMULATION PROGRAM; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR POTENTIAL; URBAN AREAS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84937942047     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.070     Document Type: Article

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