Improving PAQ and comfort conditions in Spanish office buildings with passive climate control

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 502-508

  Orosa, José A ^a   Baalina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Humidity; Indoor air; Office; PAQ; Passive methods

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CONTROL; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; WOODEN BUILDINGS;

HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; OFFICE; PAQ; PASSIVE METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; COOLING; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR; MODELING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 56349096766     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.04.013     Document Type: Article

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