Exploring the influence of qualitative factors on the thermal comfort of office occupants

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-175

  Healey, Kathryn ^a   Webster Mannison, Marci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptation; occupant satisfaction; offices; qualitative study; thermal comfort; warm humid climate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; OFFICES; QUALITATIVE STUDY; WARM HUMID CLIMATE;

ARCHITECTURE;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 84865449095     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2012.688014     Document Type: Review

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