Effect of age, gender, economic group and tenure on thermal comfort: A field study in residential buildings in hot and dry climate with seasonal variations

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Indraganti, Madhavi ^a   Rao, Kavita Daryani ^a  

^a Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptive comfort model; Apartments in Hyderabad; Comfort standards; Economic group; Energy; Field study; Indoor air quality sensation; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE COMFORT; ADAPTIVE COMFORT MODEL; COMFORT STANDARDS; ENERGY FIELDS; HYDERABAD; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR QUALITY SENSATION;

AIR QUALITY; APARTMENT HOUSES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STANDARDS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 72649099101     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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