The adaptive model of thermal comfort and energy conservation in the built environment

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 100-108

  De Dear, Richard ^a   Brager, Gail Schiller ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Energy conservation; Hybrid ventilation; Indoor climate; Natural ventilation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENGINEERING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035407602     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840100093     Document Type: Article

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