Mechanism and influence of different colors of opaque outdoor surfaces on cooling demand of malls

The present study investigated a specific mall in Chengdu with diverse opaque outdoor surface colors (black, dark grey, dark green, navy blue and yellow). It was revealed that different colors had a variation effect and energy-saving mechanism on the cooling energy saving ratio in hourly, daily, mon...

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Published in:	Journal of Asian architecture and building engineering Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 2545 - 2563
Main Authors:	Qian, Siru, Guo, Shurui, Zhao, Yan, Cheng, Zhu, Long, Enshen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 02-11-2022 Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	coating color cooling load energy saving Opaque surface solar radiation absorptivity
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