Impact of building forms on thermal performance and thermal comfort conditions in religious buildings in hot climates: a case study in Sharjah city
The common system used for thermal regulation in mosques of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. This system increases demands on energy consumption and increases CO2 emission. A passive design approach is one of the measures to reduce these prob...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of Sustainable Energy |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2015.1127234 |