Assessment of thermal environmental conditions and quantification of thermal adaptation in naturally ventilated buildings in composite climate of India

Building and Environment

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 17-28

  Dhaka, Shivraj ^a   Mathur, Jyotirmay ^a   Brager, Gail ^b   Honnekeri, Anoop ^b  

^a MALAVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comfort temperature; Naturally ventilated buildings; Thermal adaptation; Thermal environment; Thermal neutrality

Indexed keywords

AIR; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT; VENTILATION;

COMFORT TEMPERATURES; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; THERMAL ADAPTATION; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL NEUTRALITY;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CLIMATIC REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84920903520     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.11.024     Document Type: Article

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