Quantifying the relevance of adaptive thermal comfort models in moderate thermal climate zones

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 156-170

  van Hoof, Joost ^a   Hensen, Jan L M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive thermal comfort; Energy use; Moderate climates; Standards

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; MODERATE CLIMATE ZONES;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

CLIMATE CONTROL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BUILDING; MODEL; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EID: 33748925543     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.08.023     Document Type: Article

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