Daylight ratio, luminance, and visual comfort assessments in typical malaysian hostels

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 319-335

  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

Daylight ratio; Illumination; Luminance; Objective measurement; Side lit window; Subjective measurement; Visual comfort

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALFWAY HOUSE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; LUMINANCE; MALAYSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SUNLIGHT; VISION;

EID: 70349673435     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X09337041     Document Type: Article

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