Drivers and barriers to occupant adaptation in offices in India

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-86

  Indraganti, Madhavi ^a   Ooka, Ryozo ^b   Rijal, Hom B ^c   Brager, Gail S ^d  

^a PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive model; barriers to adaptation; India; occupant behaviour; thermal comfort; window opening algorithm

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MODELING; BARRIERS TO ADAPTATION; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; INDIA; INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURE; NATURALLY VENTILATED BUILDINGS; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 84921597988     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2014.976539     Document Type: Article

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