Indoor environmental quality and pupil perception in Italian primary schools

Building and Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 335-345

  De Giuli, Valeria ^a   Da Pos, Osvaldo ^a   De Carli, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comfort; Indoor environmental quality; Nonparametric statistical test; Primary schools; Pupil perception

Indexed keywords

AIR EXCHANGES; BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; COMFORT; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LIGHTING LEVEL; NON-PARAMETRIC STATISTICAL TESTS; NONUNIFORM; PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; SOLAR SHADINGS; SPOT MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL CONDITION; WARM SEASONS; WELL BEING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIGHTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

EDUCATION;

BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STUDENT;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84860281980     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.03.024     Document Type: Article

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