Investigation of comfort temperature and occupant behavior in Japanese houses during the hot and humid season

Buildings

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 437-452

  Rijal, Hom B ^a  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptive model; Comfort temperature; Fan use; Griffiths method; Houses; Humidity; Occupant behavior; Probit analysis; Thermal comfort survey; Window opening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921599133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20755309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/buildings4030437     Document Type: Article

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