Energy saving potential of ground integrated architecture on slope terrains

Energy saving potential of ground integrated architecture on slope terrains

Fast urban growth and topographical factors across Europe have contributed to an increase in the total number of hillside residential buildings. In the case of Portugal, a clear need for hillside building design which can fully benefit from the thermal advantage of slope terrains has been identified...

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Main Author: Marinho de Castro, Maria Manuela
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Ground Thermal Energy; Ground Temperature; Slope Ground Thermal Potential; Ground Thermal by Direct Contact; Ground-integrated Architecture; Slope-integrated Architecture; Slope Building Designs; Ground Heat Transfer Simulation; Temperate Climates
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41436/

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