Thermal comfort field study in undergraduate laboratories - An analysis of occupant perceptions

Building and Environment

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-72

  Mishra, Asit Kumar ^a   Ramgopal, Maddali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptive actions; Adaptive thermal comfort; Field study; Laboratory class; Thermal comfort; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

AIR; LABORATORIES; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ADAPTIVE ACTIONS; ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; FIELD STUDIES; LABORATORY CLASS; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

THERMAL COMFORT;

BUILDING; PERCEPTION; STUDENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84897471354     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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