ShareAnalysis of the green roof cooling potential in buildings.
Author(s) : DEL BARRIO E. P.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Carries out several parametric sensitivity analyses to assess the cooling potential of green roofs in summer. The main conclusion is that green roofs do not cool but insulate, reducing the heat flux through the roof. Identifies a relatively small set of parameters as relevant to green roof design: the leaf area index and the foliage geometrical characteristics, the soil apparent density, its thickness and moisture content.
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- Original title: Analysis of the green roof cooling potential in buildings.
- Record ID : 1999-2454
- Languages: English
- Subject: Environment
- Source: Energy Build. - vol. 27 - n. 2
- Publication date: 1998/04
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Themes:
Other air-conditioning equipment;
Green buildings - Keywords: Plant (botany); Single-family house; Roof; Building; Parameter; Insulation; Air conditioning
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- Date : 1997
- Languages : English
- Source: Energy Build. - vol. 25 - n. 2
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- Author(s) : KURABUCHI T., TORIUMI Y., HIRANO T., et al.
- Date : 2006/12
- Languages : Japanese
- Source: Transaction of the Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan - n. 117
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- Author(s) : KONDEPUDI S. N.
- Date : 1993
- Languages : English
- Source: Energy Conversion and Management - vol. 34 - n. 1
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DOMESTIC VENTILATION SYSTEMS IN FRANCE.
- Author(s) : CHEVALIER P.
- Date : 1990/11
- Languages : German
- Source: Haustechnik - n. 21
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- Author(s) : BORLAND S.
- Date : 2004/12
- Languages : English
- Source: Build. Serv. J. - vol. 26 - n. 12
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