Aural environment survey in air-conditioned open-plan offices

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Tang, S K ^a   Burnett, J ^a   Poon, C M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PERSONNEL; PRESSURE; STANDARDS; SURVEYS;

AIR CONDITIONED OPEN PLAN OFFICES; AURAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 0029695335     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014362449601700208     Document Type: Article

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