Evidence base prioritisation of indoor comfort perceptions in Malaysian typical multi-storey hostels

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2158-2165

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

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acoustic comfort; Balcony; Prioritisation of indoor comfort; Questionnaire survey; Thermal comfort; Typical multi storey hostels; Visual comfort

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC COMFORT; BALCONY; PRIORITISATION OF INDOOR COMFORT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TYPICAL MULTI-STOREY HOSTELS; VISUAL COMFORT;

LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHTING; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ACOUSTICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; PERCEPTION; STUDENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 67349134186     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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