Evaluation of indoor environmental quality conditions in elementary schools' classrooms in the United Arab Emirates

Frontiers of Architectural Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 166-177

  Fadeyi, Moshood Olawale ^a,b,c   Alkhaja, Khawla ^a   Sulayem, Maryam Bin ^a   Abu Hijleh, Bassam ^a  

^a THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b BERKELEY EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH IN SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Building performance and sustainability; Elementary school; Health and comfort; Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937407413     PISSN: 20952635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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