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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Scientific African |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762030096X |