The outdoor microclimate benefits and energy saving resulting from green roofs retrofits

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 121, Issue , 2016, Pages 217-229

  Berardi, Umberto ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building retrofit; Energy saving; Green roof; Microclimate simulation; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; RETROFITTING; ROOFS;

BUILDING ENERGY DEMANDS; BUILDING ENERGY MODEL; BUILDING ENERGY SAVING; BUILDING RETROFITS; GREEN ROOF; MICROCLIMATE SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84987819189     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.03.021     Document Type: Article

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