Role of building material in thermal comfort in tropical climates - A review

Journal of Building Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 104-113

  Latha, P K ^a   Darshana, Y ^b   Venugopal, Vidhya ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

Author keywords

Building material; Climate change; Energy conservation; Health risks; Productivity; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEALTH RISKS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL COMFORT;

ADVANCED BUILDING MATERIALS; ENERGY AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; PASSIVE TECHNOLOGIES; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; WORKING POPULATION;

HISTORIC PRESERVATION;

EID: 84937397047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23527102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2015.06.003     Document Type: Review

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