Thermal effects on office productivity

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 823-827

  Hedge, Alan ^a   Sakr, Wafa ^a   Agarwal, Anshu ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THERMAL CONDITIONS; WORK DAYS; WORKPLACES;

INSURANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

OFFICE AUTOMATION;

EID: 44349151007     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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