Hot and humid climate: prospect for thermal comfort in residential building

Desalination

Volumn 209, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 261-268

  Zain, Zainazlan Md ^a   Taib, Mohd Nasir ^a   Baki, Shahrizam Mohd Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hot climate; Residential building; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; CLIMATE CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; VENTILATION;

HOT CLIMATE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

THERMAL COMFORT;

APARTMENT HOUSES; CLIMATE CONTROL; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34247541573     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.04.036     Document Type: Article

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