Influence of weather and indoor climate on clothing of occupants in naturally ventilated school buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-46

  de Carvalho, Paulo Matos ^a,b   da Silva, Manuel Gameiro ^a   Ramos, João Esteves ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adaptive model; Clothing; Energy conservation; Indoor climate; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MODELS; ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; ADULT POPULATIONS; CLOTHING; CLOTHING INSULATION; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; FIELD STUDIES; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; INDOOR CLIMATE; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; STANDARD DEVIATION; THERMAL MEMORY; TIME-PERIODS; WEATHER PREDICTION;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; THERMAL COMFORT;

CLIMATE MODELS;

BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION; INSULATION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 84870459975     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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