Indoor environment quality and occupant productivity in office buildings

Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment

Volumn 9780203928325, Issue , 2009, Pages 455-470

  Paevere, Phillip ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

EID: 84909202372     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203928325     Document Type: Chapter

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