Assessment of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in Portuguese secondary classrooms: Methodology and results

Building and Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-80

  Dias Pereira, Luísa ^a   Raimondo, Daniela ^b   Corgnati, Stefano Paolo ^b   Gameiro da Silva, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Metabolic carbon dioxide; PMV PPD indices; School; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METABOLISM; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; TEACHING; THERMAL COMFORT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; OUTDOOR-AIR TEMPERATURE; PMV/PPD INDICES; SCHOOL; THERMAL ACCEPTABILITIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOOR AIR; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VENTILATION; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

PORTUGAL; BEJA [PORTUGAL];

EID: 84903833326     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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