A field study of thermal comfort in low-income dwellings in England before and after energy efficient refurbishment

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1228-1236

  Hong, Sung H ^a   Gilbertson, Jan ^b   Oreszczyn, Tadj ^a   Green, Geoff ^b   Ridley, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Fuel poverty; Indoor temperature; PMV; Take back; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDINGS; RETROFITTING; SPACE HEATING; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

BEFORE AND AFTER; ENERGY-EFFICIENT; ENGLAND; FIELD STUDIES; FUEL POVERTY; HEATING SYSTEMS; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; ISO STANDARDS; LIVING ROOMS; MEAN INDOOR TEMPERATURES; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURES; PMV; PREDICTED MEAN VOTES; TAKE-BACK; URBAN AREAS; WARM FRONTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOW INCOME HOUSING; REFURBISHMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 60549107196     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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