Regulations and robust low-carbon buildings

Building Research and Information

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 433-445

  Tuohy, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Building codes; Building design; Building regulations; Cooling; Governance; Natural ventilation; Overheating, simulation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING REGULATIONS; GOVERNANCE; NATURAL VENTILATION; OVERHEATING, SIMULATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; COOLING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION; VENTILATION CODES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 67651235349     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210902904254     Document Type: Article

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