Minimizing heat transmission loads and improving energy efficiency of building envelopes in sub-Saharan Africa using bio-based composite materials

Increasing effect of climate change coupled with global warming has necessitated the need for mechanical cooling in buildings to provide indoor thermal comfort. Many countries in tropical climates, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, use sandcrete blocks for constructing building envelopes which hav...

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Main Authors: Richard Opoku, George Y. Obeng, Jo Darkwa, Samuel Kwofie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific African
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762030096X