Impact of perceived indoor environment quality on overall satisfaction in Swedish dwellings

Building and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 134-144

  Zalejska Jonsson, Agnieszka ^a   Wilhelmsson, Mats ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; SWEDISHS;

AIR QUALITY;

HOUSING;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84875258684     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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