Measurements of indoor environmental conditions in Italian classrooms and their impact on childrens comfort

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 689-712

  De Giuli, Valeria ^a   Zecchin, Roberto ^a   Corain, Livio ^a   Salmaso, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comfort; Global ranking; Indoor environmental quality; Long term measurements; Schools; Survey

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMFORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84937834465     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X14530586     Document Type: Article

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