Recent Trends in Indoor Air Quality in Air-conditioned Office Buildings in Hong Kong: A Systematic Review

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Hui, P S ^a   Mui, K W ^a   Wong, L T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air conditioned offices; Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845410762     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2006.4948     Document Type: Article

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