Integrated control and user interfaces for a space

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 938-944

  Karjalainen, Sami ^a   Lappalainen, Veijo ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Advanced control; Energy management; Individual control; Integrated building control; Usability; User interface

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CONTROL; COST EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDIVIDUAL CONTROL; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED BUILDINGS; INTERFACE CONFIGURATION; ISOLATED ISLANDS; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; OPTIMISATIONS; SOLUTION CONCEPTS; TOTAL PERFORMANCE; USABILITY; USABILITY PROBLEMS; USABILITY TESTING; USER CONTROL; USER RESEARCH;

BUILDINGS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

USER INTERFACES;

BUILDING; COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 78649980057     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.10.022     Document Type: Article

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