Outdoor space quality: A field study in an urban residential community in central China

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 68, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 713-720

  Lai, Dayi ^a   Zhou, Chaobin ^a,b   Huang, Jianxiang ^c   Jiang, Yi ^a,d   Long, Zhengwei ^a   Chen, Qingyan ^a,e  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b China Vanke Company Ltd   (China)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^d Built Environment Group   (China)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Outdoor space quality; Outdoor thermal comfort; Residential community; Thermal sensation vote; Usage rate

Indexed keywords

OUTDOOR SPACE; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; USAGE RATE;

AIR QUALITY; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT;

HOUSING;

EID: 84890128303     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.02.051     Document Type: Article

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