Proposal of comfort classification indexes suitable for both single environments and whole buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 58-67

  Marino, Concettina ^a   Nucara, Antonino ^a   Pietrafesa, Matilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comfort classification indexes; Energy building performance directive; Indoor environmental quality; Long period comfort assessments

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; BUILDING PERFORMANCE DIRECTIVE; BUILDING QUALITY; CLASSIFICATION INDEX; COMFORT CONDITIONS; COMFORT LEVEL; ENERGY CERTIFICATION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LONG PERIOD COMFORT ASSESSMENTS; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; QUALITY INDICES; SIMPLE APPROACH;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CERTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84861067506     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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