Investigation of comfort temperature, adaptive model and the window-opening behaviour in Japanese houses

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-69

  Rijal, Hom B ^a   Honjo, Miho ^a   Kobayashi, Ryota ^a   Nakaya, Takashi ^b  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

adaptive model; comfort temperature; constraints; deadband; window opening

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MODELS; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; CONSTRAINTS; DEADBANDS; WINDOW OPENINGS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SURVEYS;

HOUSES;

EID: 84876723765     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2012.744295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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