Thermal perceptions, general adaptation methods and occupant's idea about the trade-off between thermal comfort and energy saving in hot-humid regions

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1128-1134

  Hwang, Ruey Lung ^a   Cheng, Ming Jen ^b   Lin, Tzu Ping ^c   Ho, Ming Chin ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adaptation method; Energy saving; Hot humid regions; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

A THERMALS; ADAPTATION METHOD; ENERGY SAVING; FIELD STUDIES; HOT-HUMID REGIONS; THERMAL ADAPTATIONS; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; THERMAL SENSATIONS; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

THERMAL COMFORT;

ADAPTATION; HUMID TROPICS; PERCEPTION; TRADE-OFF; WORKPLACE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 60549103230     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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