Numerical modeling of the impacts of high albedo materials on building energy savings

• Main Author: R.E.W.M.R.K Nisansala Ratnadiwakara
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::General; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Energy conservation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53971
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of high albedo materials (cool coatings) on buildings is an emerging passive building cooling strategy to mitigate the consequences of urban heat island effect. This study was carried out by developing a numerical model of high-rise residential buildings located in Singapore. Energy s...