Thermal mass vs. insulation building envelope design in six climatic regions of South Africa

dc.contributor.author	Kumirai, T
dc.contributor.author	Conradie, Dirk CU
dc.date.accessioned	2015-11-20T12:25:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-20T12:25:20Z
dc.date.issued	2012-02
dc.identifier.citation	Kumirai, T, and Conradie, DCU. 2012. Thermal mass vs. insulation building envelope design in six climatic regions of South Africa. In: Green Building Handbook of South Africa, Volume 4: The Essential Guide, 15pp.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8308
dc.description	Copyright: 2012 Alive2Green	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This chapter aims to evaluate the impact of thermal mass and high insulation (Rvalue) building envelope on energy consumption (space heating and space cooling) in six South African major cities using a building thermal simulation programme (EcotectTM V 5.6).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Alive2Green	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Worklist;8282
dc.subject	Thermal mass	en_US
dc.subject	High insulation	en_US
dc.subject	Thermal simulation programmes	en_US
dc.title	Thermal mass vs. insulation building envelope design in six climatic regions of South Africa	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US