Thermal adaption and impediments: Findings from a field study in Hyderabad, India

Proceedings of Conference: Adapting to Change: New Thinking on Comfort, WINDSOR 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Indraganti, Madhavi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Comfort standards in India; Comfort temperature; Human adaptation; Occupant behaviour; Thermal comfort in Apartments

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPPORTUNITIES; ASIA-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP; COMFORT STANDARDS IN INDIA; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; HUMAN ADAPTATION; NARROW TEMPERATURE RANGES; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR;

APARTMENT HOUSES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; THERMAL COMFORT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84876213169     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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