Literature survey on how different factors influence human comfort in indoor environments

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 922-937

  Frontczak, Monika ^a   Wargocki, Pawel ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Comfort; Individual characteristics; Indoor environmental quality; Non industrial buildings; Occupant perception; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

COMFORT; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; OCCUPANT PERCEPTION; SATISFACTION;

AIR QUALITY; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SURVEYS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; PERCEPTION; RANKING; SURVEY; VENTILATION;

EID: 78649969805     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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