Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 39; no. 11; pp. 1167 - 1174
• Main Authors: Synnefa, A., Santamouris, M., Akbari, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.11.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Building technical equipments; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Computation methods. Tables. Charts; Cooling energy savings; Energy management and energy conservation in building; Environmental engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Indoor temperature; Passive cooling; Residential building; Roof solar reflectance; Roof U-value; Structural analysis. Stresses; Types of buildings; Cooling energy savings; Roof solar reflectance; Passive cooling; Indoor temperature; Roof U-value; Thermal comfort; Cooling; Indoor climate; Climatic engineering; Coatings; Energy savings; Climatic condition; Roof; Residential building; Simulation; Computing method; U value

The impact from using cool roof coatings on the cooling and heating loads and the indoor thermal comfort conditions of residential buildings for various climatic conditions is estimated. The energy cooling loads and peak cooling demands are estimated for different values of roof solar reflectance an...