An analytic hierarchy process model for assessing occupants' adaptations to thermal comfort in offices

Sustainability in Energy and Buildings - Results of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB'10

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 25-34

  Liu, Jing ^a   Yao, Runming ^a   McCloy, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY; COMPLEX INTERACTION; CRITICAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATIONS; MULTIPLE FACTORS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; PILOT STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; THERMAL STIMULI;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL COMFORT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84863358588     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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