Fuzzy control strategies to provide cost and energy efficient high quality indoor environments in buildings with high occupant densities

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-45

  Shepherd, A B ^a   Batty, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY SETS; HEALTH HAZARDS; VENTILATION;

DEHUMIDIFICATION;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0037242421     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624403bt059oa     Document Type: Article

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