On the behaviour and adaptation of office occupants

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2163-2177

  Haldi, Frédéric ^a   Robinson, Darren ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Behavioural modelling; Building controls; Building simulation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; MATERIALS HANDLING; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOURAL MODELLING; BUILDING CONTROLS; BUILDING SIMULATION; CONTROL ACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; FIELD SURVEYS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; LONGITUDINAL FIELDS; THERMAL COMFORT;

SURVEYS;

BUILDING; FIELD SURVEY; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 49249103363     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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