Thermal comfort and gender: A literature review

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-109

  Karjalainen, S ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptive opportunities; Individual control; Meta analysis; Neutral temperature; Personal control; Sex; Thermal discomfort; Thermal dissatisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPPORTUNITIES; INDIVIDUAL CONTROL; META-ANALYSIS; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; PERSONAL CONTROL; SEX; THERMAL; THERMAL DISCOMFORT; THERMAL DISSATISFACTION;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 84858151538     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00747.x     Document Type: Review

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