The influence of internal courtyard of kerala traditional residential buildings in providing a comfortable indoor environment

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-5

  Dili, A S ^a   Naseer, M A ^a   Zacharia Varghese, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Climate; Courtyard; Kerala; Smoke study; Thermal comfort; Traditional architecture

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; AIR TEMPERATURE; BENEFICIAL ASPECTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE; COURTYARD; DESIGN OF BUILDINGS; FLOW OF AIR; GEOGRAPHIC SETTING; HUMID CLIMATES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; KERALA; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE; TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS;

ARCHITECTURE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOKE; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; EVAPORATION; INDOOR AIR;

INDIA; KERALA;

EID: 77950052752     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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