Climatic strategies of indoor thermal environment for residential buildings in Yangtze River Region, China

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-111

  Baizhan, Li ^a   Wei, Yu ^a   Meng, Liu ^a   Nan, Li ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency; Indoor thermal environment; Residential building; Thermal comfort; Thermoneutral temperature; Yangtze River Valley

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952946789     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10394495     Document Type: Conference Paper

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