Validation of the indoor environmental quality conceptual model

Building Research and Information

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 483-495

  Moschandreas, D J ^a   Yoon, Sung Hoon ^a   Demirev, Darina ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building assessment; Consultant comparison; Environmental indices; Indoor environment; Model validation; Occupant symptoms; Offices

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BUILDING ASSESSMENT; CONSULTANT COMPARISON; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; OCCUPANT SYMPTOMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 33748709444     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210600908367     Document Type: Article

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