On the influence of building design, occupants and heat waves on comfort and greenhouse gas emissions in naturally ventilated offices. A study based on the EN 15251 adaptive thermal comfort model in Athens, Greece

Building Simulation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-103

  Roetzel, Astrid ^a,b   Tsangrassoulis, Aris ^b   Dietrich, Udo ^a   Busching, Sabine ^a  

^a HAFENCITY UNIVERSITY HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

building design; EN 15251 adaptive thermal comfort; greenhouse gas emissions; heat waves; occupant behaviour; visual comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859399175     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-010-0002-7     Document Type: Article

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