A field study of thermal comfort with underfloor air distribution

Building and Environment

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-240

  Bos, Megan A ^a   Love, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Local discomfort; Predicted mean vote; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation; Underfloor air distribution

Indexed keywords

FIELD MEASUREMENT; LOCAL DISCOMFORTS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; OPERATIVE TEMPERATURE; PREDICTED MEAN VOTE; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATIONS; UNDERFLOOR AIR DISTRIBUTIONS;

COOLING SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT;

SURVEYS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; COOLING; OFFICE LOCATION;

EID: 84883681598     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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