Thermal insulation and cost effectiveness of green-roof systems: An empirical study in Hong Kong

Building and Environment

Volumn 110, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-54

  Tam, Vivian W Y ^a,b   Wang, Jiayuan ^b   Le, Khoa N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benefit; Capital and maintenance cost; Green roof; Hong Kong; Thermal effectiveness; Thermal insulation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; INSULATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; ROOFS; SURVEYS; TALL BUILDINGS;

BENEFIT; GREEN ROOF; HONG-KONG; MAINTENANCE COST; THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS;

THERMAL INSULATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; INSULATION; MAINTENANCE; ROOF; THERMAL REGIME;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84991716092     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.09.032     Document Type: Article

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