Providing better thermal and air quality conditions in school classrooms would be cost-effective

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 581-589

  Wargocki, Pawel ^a   Wyon, David P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Performance; Pupils; Schools; Temperature; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVE ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; OUTDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE; PUPILS; SCHOOLS;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING CODES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INVESTMENTS; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VENTILATION; BUILDING CODE; STUDENT;

EID: 84870438882     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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