Use of Cool Roofs and Vegetation to Mitigate Urban Heat and Improve Human Thermal Stress in Melbourne, Australia
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In this paper, the ability of cool roofs and vegetation to reduce urban temperatures and improve human thermal stress during heat wave conditions was investigated for the city of Melbourne, Australia, and the results showed that cooling roofs can reduce urban temperature and improve thermal stress.Abstract:
The ability of cool roofs and vegetation to reduce urban temperatures and improve human thermal stress during heat wave conditions is investigated for the city of Melbourne, Australia. The ...read more
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