Occupant satisfaction in mixed-mode buildings

Building Research and Information

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Brager, Gail ^a   Baker, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Building performance; Cooling; Indoor environmental quality; Natural ventilation; Occupant satisfaction; Post occupancy evaluation; Thermal comfort; Windows

Indexed keywords

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; NATURAL VENTILATION; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; OPERATING COSTS; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION; WINDOWS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 67651205185     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210902899785     Document Type: Article

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