Field measurement and subjects' votes assessment on thermal comfort in high-rise hostels in Malaysia

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 334-345

  Dahlan, N D ^a   Jones, P J ^a   Alexander, D K ^a   Salleh, E ^b   Dixon, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Clear day; Clothing insulation; Operating temperature; PMV; Questionnaire survey; Rainy day; Subjects' thermal sensation vote; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; HALFWAY HOUSE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM VENTILATION; SENSATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

HELICOBACTER HEILMANNII TYPE 1; PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 48249092050     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X08094585     Document Type: Article

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