Reducing cooling demands in a hot dry climate: A simulation study for non-insulated passive cool roof thermal performance in residential buildings
- 1 February 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Energy and Buildings
- Vol. 89, 142-152
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.034
Abstract
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