Health and thermal comfort: From WHO guidance to housing strategies

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-121

  Ormandy, David ^a   Ezratty, Véronique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Service des Etudes Médicales d'EDF   (France)

Author keywords

Health; Housing; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ARCHIVE MATERIALS; COLD HOMES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FUEL POVERTY; HEALTH AND SAFETY; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; RESIDENTS' PERCEPTIONS; SOURCE MATERIAL; THERMAL COMFORT IN HOUSING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUELS; HEALTH; HOUSING; SPACE HEATING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

THERMAL COMFORT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HOUSING CONDITIONS; INDOOR AIR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84865583984     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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