Perceived importance of the quality of the indoor environment in commercial buildings

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 311-321

  Lai, Joseph H K ^a   Yik, Francis W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assessment scheme; Commercial building; Indoor environment quality; Perceived importance; Psychophysical elements

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NOISE; OCCUPATION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34848880432     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07080463     Document Type: Article

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