The effect of internal environmental quality on occupant satisfaction in commercial office buildings

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1051-1062

  Menadue, Vanessa ^a   Soebarto, Veronica ^a   Williamson, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DESIGN OF BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

OFFICE BUILDINGS; STARS;

RATING;

EID: 84890105334     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2013.805630     Document Type: Article

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