Using carbon dioxide concentration to assess indoor air quality in offices

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-219

  Hui, P S ^a   Wong, L T ^a   Mui, K W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide (CO2) sampling; Indoor air quality (IAQ); Occupant load; Offices

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44349185663     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X08091773     Document Type: Article

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