Saving energy when using air conditioners in offices - Behavioral pattern and design indications

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 661-668

  Zhuang, Xiangling ^a,b   Wu, Changxu ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral pattern; energy saving; Government regulation; Health; Temperature sensation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEALTH; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INITIAL TEMPERATURES; PERSONAL HEALTH; TEMPERATURE SETTING; USER MOTIVATION;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 84899950058     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.042     Document Type: Article

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