Investigation on indoor air temperature control of vernacular residential buildings of Kerala in summer

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Architectural Engineering Division

Volumn 91, Issue APR, 2010, Pages 17-19

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

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Indoor environment; Summer; Temperature; Vernacular residential building

Indexed keywords

FIELD STUDIES; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; PASSIVE METHODS; PASSIVE THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION METHODS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SUMMER; VERNACULAR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 77956170954     PISSN: 0257344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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