Comparative study of the indoor air quality of naturally ventilated and air-conditioned bedrooms of residential buildings in Singapore

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1115-1123

  Wong, Nyuk Hien ^a   Huang, Bernard ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Natural ventilation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING COMPONENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONERS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ); NATURALLY VENTILATED (NV) BEDROOMS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS);

AIR QUALITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

EID: 17644387556     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.01.024     Document Type: Article

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