Tracking the human-building interaction: A longitudinal field study of occupant behavior in air-conditioned offices

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-115

  Langevin, Jared ^a   Gurian, Patrick L ^a   Wen, Jin ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal field studies; Occupant behavior; Office buildings; Thermal acceptability; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924709807     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.01.007     Document Type: Article

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