Do people like to feel 'neutral'?. Exploring the variation of the desired thermal sensation on the ASHRAE scale

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 867-874

  Humphreys, Michael A ^a   Hancock, Mary ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASHRAE scale; Desired sensation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ASHRAE SCALE; DESIRED SENSATION; THERMAL SIMULATION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 34247136386     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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