Development of an adaptive thermal comfort equation for naturally ventilated buildings in hot-humid climates using ASHRAE RP-884 database

Frontiers of Architectural Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-291

  Toe, Doris Hooi Chyee ^a,b   Kubota, Tetsu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adaptive model; ASHRAE RP 884 database; Hot humid climate; Naturally ventilated building; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909645672     PISSN: 20952635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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