A performance of hollow clay tile (HCT) laid reinforced cement concrete (RCC) roof for tropical summer climates

Roof ponds as passive heating and cooling systems: A systematic review

“…This is because it is the most exposed part of a building to direct solar radiation and there is enough evidence indicating that roof alone can be responsible for up to about 50% of heat load in single or two story buildings during summer [11][12][13][14][15]. Shading the roof, increasing roof thickness, enhancing albedo of roof, insulating the roof and providing false ceiling, vegetating the roof, spraying and flowing water over the roof, and provision of roof ponds are several passive measures for regulating heat gain through the roof [10,16].…”

Numerical analysis on thermal performance of a PCM-filled double glazing roof

“…Building consumes about 40% of total fossil energy per each year in China in the last five years [3,4], and this number is still increasing with the developing demand for the life style and the living standards. During recent years, developing the novel technology to promote energy efficiency and conservation in buildings has been one of the major issues of governments and societies, whose aim is reducing the energy consumption without affecting the thermal comfort in the wide range of weather conditions [5,6].…”

Investigations on Coir Fibre Powder for Building Thermal Comfort

“…Today the existing conventional insulation materials cost is high compare with natural insulation material. Most of heat transfer to the building is through roof only [2].Compared with roof, the window, door and side walls permits a lesser heat transfer.…”