Evaluation of adaptive thermal comfort models in moderate climates and their impact on energy use in office buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Sourbron, Maarten ^a   Helsen, Lieve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Energy use; Office building; Thermal comfort model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MODELS; ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; BUILDING SIMULATION; BUILDING SYSTEMS; COOLING SET; ENERGY USE; HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS; HIGH-T; LOW ENERGIES; LOWER ENERGIES; MODERATE CLIMATE; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; ZONE TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 78651425185     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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