Measured and perceived indoor environmental quality: Padua Hospital case study

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 211-226

  De Giuli, Valeria ^a   Zecchin, Roberto ^a   Salmaso, Luigi ^a   Corain, Livio ^a   De Carli, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comfort; Hospitals; Indoor environmental quality; PMV; Survey

Indexed keywords

COMFORT; COMMON AREAS; DATA LOGGER; FIELD MONITORING; INDOOR CONDITIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LONG TERM MONITORING; MEAN VALUES; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; PMV; ROOM SIZE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STAFF PERCEPTIONS; TIME STEP;

AIR QUALITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; SURVEYS;

HOSPITALS;

ACOUSTICS; AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDOOR AIR; MICROCLIMATE; SURVEY;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84870420394     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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