A field study on determination of preferences for windows in office environments

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3660-3668

  Dogrusoy, Ilknur Turkseven ^a   Tureyen, Mehmet ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Needs; Office environments; Preferences; Windows

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WINDOWS;

DESIGN DECISIONS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; OFFICE BUILDINGS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WINDOWS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 34249977341     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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