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In general passive cooling in the buildings can be achieved by three main strategies: heat prevention/reduction; heat moderation and; heat dissipation. Within these strategies, there are several techniques including radiative cooling which is known as one of the energy-efficient methods under the heat dissipation category. This technique can be classified into nocturnal and diurnal cooling which involves natural heat sinks such as the sky, the atmosphere and the Earth. A significant amount of energy can be saved through the application of this technique pertaining to the reduction of cooling power consumption.
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Ahmad, M.I., Jarimi, H., Riffat, S. (2019). Introduction: Overview of Buildings and Passive Cooling Technique. In: Nocturnal Cooling Technology for Building Applications . SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5835-7_1
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