A thermal preference scale for personalized comfort profile identification via participatory sensing

Building and Environment

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-149

  Jazizadeh, Farrokh ^a   Marin, Franco Moiso ^a   Becerik Gerber, Burcin ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

HVAC; Participatory sensing; Personalized thermal comfort; Preference scale; Sensation scale; Usability

Indexed keywords

HVAC; PARTICIPATORY SENSING; PREFERENCE SCALE; SENSATION SCALE; USABILITY;

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; DATA ACQUISITION; HEATING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 84880688403     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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