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Figure 5 - Daily maximum surface temperature of the external plaster of the three walls exposed to solar radiation measured during the period 01-30 September 2014 .
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Figure 6 - Daily minimum surface temperature of the external plaster of the three walls exposed to solar radiation measured during the period 01-28 February 2014 .
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