Building signatures correlating thermal comfort and low-energy cooling: In-use performance

Building Research and Information

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-432

  Kalz, D E ^a   Pfafferott, J ^a   Herkel, S ^a   Wagner, A ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive comfort; Alternative technology; Building monitoring; Cooling; EN 15251:2007 08; EN ISO 7730:2005; Environmental heat sink; Low energy buildings; Thermal comfort; Thermo active building systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE COMFORT; ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY; EN 15251:2007-08; EN ISO 7730:2005; ENVIRONMENTAL HEAT SINK; LOW-ENERGY BUILDINGS; THERMO-ACTIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS;

APARTMENT HOUSES; AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; HEAT SINKS; MONITORING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 67651208286     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210902899751     Document Type: Article

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