Influence of human behavior on cool roof effect for summer cooling

Building and Environment

Volumn 88, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-128

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calibrated thermal energy dynamic simulation; Cool roof; Energy demand for cooling; Historic residential buildings; Occupant behavior; Post occupancy strategy for energy saving

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BUILDINGS; CALIBRATION; COOLING; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; RETROFITTING; ROOFS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; THERMAL ENERGY; VENTILATION;

COOL ROOFS; ENERGY DEMANDS; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR; POST OCCUPANCIES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 84939576181     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.025     Document Type: Article

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