Thermal comfort in offices in summer: Findings from a field study under the 'setsuden' conditions in Tokyo, Japan

Building and Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-132

  Indraganti, Madhavi ^a   Ooka, Ryozo ^a   Rijal, Hom B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive approach; Comfort standards; Comfort temperature; Office buildings; Thermal comfort; Tokyo

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE APPROACH; ADAPTIVE COMFORT; CEILING FANS; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD SURVEYS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; INDOOR TEMPERATURE SETTINGS; THERMAL SENSATIONS; TOKYO; TOKYO , JAPAN;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SPACE HEATING; STANDARDS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUMMER; TEMPERATURE;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84872438477     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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