The present study aims at investigating different methodologies and standards for measuring and calculating solar reflectance and infrared emittance, the two main properties characterizing cool roo

The urban climate of high-density areas is often affected by an increase of the air temperature known as Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon. 

From 2006 till 2012, the 2005 energy performance (EP) regulation (RT 2005) did not entail any obligation to justify the envelope airtightness level.

The principle of roofs cooling through the water vapour adsorption-desorption cycle in porous materials is presented.

Few studies focus on commercial low-rise buildings which are often characterized by low-cost constructions materials and weak energy performances.

The European Union (EU) aims to a 20% reduction of the Europe's annual primary energy consumption by 2020. Furthermore, EU commits to reduce GHG emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050.

Ventilation’s historical goal has been to assure sufficient air change rates in buildings from a hygienic point of view.

The present article deals with the energy classification and the environmental evaluation of the school buildings in Greece.