Evaluation of indoor environment quality of elderly centers of Hong Kong

International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-131

  Mui, K W ^a   Wong, L T ^a   Fong, K N K ^a   Wong, W W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly center; Field survey; Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; THERMAL COMFORT;

AURAL COMFORT; EQUIVALENT NOISE LEVEL; ILLUMINATION LEVEL; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; VISUAL COMFORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

EID: 40549132266     PISSN: 01466518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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