In search of the comfortable indoor environment: A comparison of the utility of objective and subjective indicators of indoor comfort

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1886-1890

  Fransson, Niklas ^a,b   Västfjäll, Daniel ^a,b   Skoog, Jennie ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comfort; Hospital; Indoor environment; Subjective and objective indicators

Indexed keywords

INDOOR COMFORT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OBJECTIVE INDICATOR; SUBJECTIVE INDICATOR;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BUILDINGS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BUILDINGS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

EID: 33845612309     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.02.021     Document Type: Article

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