Summer and Winter Effect of Innovative Cool Roof Tiles on the Dynamic Thermal Behavior of Buildings

Cool roofs represent an acknowledged passive cooling technique to reduce building energy consumption for cooling and to mitigate urban heat island effects. This paper concerns the evaluation of the dynamic effect of new cool roof clay tiles on building thermal performance in summer and winter condit...

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Main Authors: Anna Laura Pisello, Federico Rossi, Franco Cotana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/7/4/2343