Thermal adaptation in the built environment: A literature review

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-96

  Brager, Gail S ^a   De Dear, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Individual control; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CONTROL; FEEDBACK; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VENTILATION;

ADAPTATION; THERMAL COMFORT;

THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 0031999635     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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