Occupant control of passive systems: The use of Venetian blinds

Building and Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-155

  Foster, Michelle ^a,b   Oreszczyn, Tadj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; DAYLIGHTING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; SPACE HEATING;

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; VENETIAN BLINDS;

PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS;

EID: 0035254682     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(99)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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