Thermal Environment Design of Atria in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: A Survey Study

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-252

  Chow, W K ^a   Wong, L T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air diffusion; Atria; Design; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744366725     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.1999.9697426     Document Type: Article

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