Indoor comfort and energy performance of buildings in relation to occupants' satisfaction: Investigation in secondary schools of Cyprus

Advances in Building Energy Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 216-240

  Katafygiotou, M C ^a   Serghides, D K ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; environmental conditions; indoor comfort; school buildings; thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR COMFORTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; OCCUPANTS' SATISFACTIONS; VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 84903845008     PISSN: 17512549     EISSN: 17562201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2013.865554     Document Type: Review

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