Experimental and numerical evaluations on the energy penalty of reflective roofs during the heating season for Mediterranean climate

Fabrizio Ascione, Rosa Francesca De Masi, Mattheos Santamouris, Silvia Ruggiero and Giuseppe Peter Vanoli

Energy, 2018, vol. 144, issue C, 178-199

Abstract: During the cooling season, the beneficial effects of cool colors and cool paints are multiple and undebatable. Really, it is not well-know their impact during the heating season, when a heated external surface could be useful in order to reduce the heat losses.

Keywords: Cool roof; Roof surface temperatures; Roof insulation; Roof technology; Winter period; Energy savings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.12.018

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