An adaptive thermal comfort model for the tropical climatic regions of India (Köppen climate type A)

Building and Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 134-143

  Mishra, Asit Kumar ^a   Ramgopal, Maddali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptive thermal comfort; Energy savings; Hot humid climate; Natural ventilation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; THERMAL COMFORT; TROPICS; VENTILATION;

ADAPTIVE COMFORT; ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; CLIMATIC REGIONS; COMFORT TEMPERATURES; HOT HUMID CLIMATE; NATURAL VENTILATION; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; OCCUPANT COMFORTS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; INDOOR AIR; STANDARD (REFERENCE); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL REGION; VENTILATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84919935082     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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