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Comparison of Buildings\' Thermal Loads against Building Orientations for Sustainable Housing in Pakistan

Keywords: Sustainable Housing, Orientation, Lahore, Simulation.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 3

Arif   Khan , Sabahat   Arif , Khalid   Alamgir ,

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