Evaluation of thermal environmental conditions and thermal perception at naturally ventilated hostels of undergraduate students in composite climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-53

  Dhaka, Shivraj ^a,b   Mathur, Jyotirmay ^a   Wagner, Andreas ^b   Agarwal, Ghanshyam Das ^a   Garg, Vishal ^c  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioural control; Field study; Neutral temperature; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD STUDIES; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL COMFORT INDEX; THERMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; THERMAL SENSATIONS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

AIR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT;

STUDENTS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; INDOOR AIR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84878175896     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.04.015     Document Type: Article

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