Effect of highly reflective roofing sheet on building thermal loads for a school in Osaka

Currently, urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon and building energy consumptions are becoming serious. Strategies to mitigate UHI and reduce building energy consumptions are implemented worldwide. In Japan, as an effective means of mitigating UHI and saving energy of buildings, highly reflective (HR)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuan Jihui, Emura Kazuo, Farnham Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201711901056