LEADER 02658nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910779624503321 005 20230803020723.0 010 $a1-60805-471-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001042776 035 $a(EBL)1137766 035 $a(OCoLC)895427694 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000912414 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11538400 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000912414 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11005547 035 $a(PQKB)11231294 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1137766 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1137766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677811 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001042776 100 $a20130413d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAdvances in the development of cool materials for the built environment$b[electronic resource] /$fEditors Dionysia-Denia Kolokotsa, Mattheos Santamouris, Hashem Akbari 210 $a[Sharjah, U.A.E.] $cBentham Science Publishers$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (396 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-60805-597-3 327 $a""01 Cover.pdf""; ""02 Title""; ""03 REVISED Online""; ""04 Contents""; ""05 Foreword""; ""06 Preface""; ""07 List of Contributors""; ""08 Chapter 01""; ""09 Chapter 02""; ""10 Chapter 03""; ""11 Chapter 04""; ""12 Chapter 05""; ""13 Chapter 06""; ""14 Chapter 07""; ""15 Chapter 08""; ""16 Chapter 09""; ""17 Chapter 10""; ""18 Chapter 11""; ""19 Chapter 12""; ""20 Index"" 330 $aThis e-book is a suitable reference on the technical and scientific competence related to effective application and integration of cool materials in the built environment. The e-book is an overview on the following: The role of cool materials in the built environment. Major cool materials techniques and their benefits and drawbacks. Research trends in cool materials for the built environment. Technical guidelines for instrumentation, testing and rating of cool materials. Policy and economic aspects of cool materials necessary for the management of built environments Case studies where t 606 $aUrban heat island 606 $aBuilding materials 615 0$aUrban heat island. 615 0$aBuilding materials. 676 $a551.5 676 $a551.525091732 701 $aKolokotsa$b Dionysia-Denia$0896531 701 $aSantamouris$b Mattheos$01488386 701 $aAkbari$b Hashem$01488387 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779624503321 996 $aAdvances in the development of cool materials for the built environment$93708628 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03673oam 2200649 450 001 9910817917803321 005 20240131151720.0 010 $a1-317-45721-8 010 $a1-315-69989-3 010 $a1-317-45722-6 010 $a1-280-91257-X 010 $a9786610912575 010 $a0-7656-2021-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315699899 035 $a(OCoLC)643556962 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL5GDR 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000348456 100 $a20040915d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe elements of international English style $ea guide to writing correspondence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience /$fEdmond H. Weiss 210 1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aFirst published 2005 by M.E. 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