Occupant's perception and preference of thermal environment in free-running buildings in China

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Li, Baizhan ^a   Tan, Meilan ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Ma, Xiaolei ^a   Zhang, Wenjie ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air movement sensation; Humidity sensation; Occupants' perception; Thermal comfort; Thermal neutral temperatures; Thermal preference; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955854659     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10377545     Document Type: Article

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