Comparison of thermal performance between green roofs and conventional roofs

The present study compares the thermal performance of two buildings, one with a conventional roof and another with a green roof. In order to achieve this, a transient mathematical model is developed which considers the heat transfer through the walls and the roof, additionally the model considers th...

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Main Authors: Marco A. Polo-Labarrios, Sergio Quezada-García, Heriberto Sánchez-Mora, M. Azucena Escobedo-Izquierdo, Gilberto Espinosa-Paredes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X19304459