Adaptive thermal comfort model for air-conditioned hospitals in Malaysia

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-138

  Yau, Y H ^a   Chew, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

field study; hospital workers; Hot and humid; Malaysia; neutral temperature; thermal comfort model

Indexed keywords

FIELD STUDIES; HOT AND HUMID; MALAYSIA; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; THERMAL COMFORT MODELS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; RESEARCH; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 84893669091     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: 14770849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624412474829     Document Type: Article

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