Comparisons of indoor air quality and thermal comfort quality between certification levels of LEED-certified buildings in USA

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 564-576

  Lee, Young S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

LEED certified buildings; Perceived IAQ; Perceived thermal comfort quality; Worker satisfaction and performance; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80855136914     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11409453     Document Type: Article

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