An experimental study on effects of increased ventilation flow on students' perception of indoor environment in computer classrooms

Indoor Air

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 293-300

  Norback D ^a,b   Nordstrom K ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Computer classrooms; Indoor air quality; Perceived air quality; Room temperature; University students; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; STUDENTS; VENTILATION;

AIR EXCHANGES; AIR MOVEMENT; COMPUTER CLASSROOM; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; VENTILATION FLOW;

ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 47649121263     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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