Evaluating the impact of green roof evapotranspiration on annual building energy performance

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 479-489

  Boafo, Fred Edmond ^a   Kim, Jun Tae ^a   Kim, Jin Hee ^a  

^a Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Building energy consumption; EnergyPlus; evapotranspiration; green roof; leaf area index (LAI)

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; OFFICE BUILDINGS; ROOFS;

ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BASELINE BUILDING MODELS; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; DAILY EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; ENERGYPLUS; GREEN ROOF; LEAF AREA INDEX;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BUILDING; ENERGY USE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; LEAF AREA INDEX; PARAMETERIZATION; ROOF;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 85014600149     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2016.1278375     Document Type: Article

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