Experimental and numerical research to assess indoor environment quality and schoolwork performance in university classrooms

Building and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue P2, 2015, Pages 141-154

  Sarbu, Ioan ^a   Pacurar, Cristian ^a  

^a POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Higher educational building; Indoor air quality; Natural ventilation; Student performance; Thermal comfort; TRNSYS simulation model

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; NATURAL VENTILATION; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; TRNSYS SIMULATIONS;

VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIGHER EDUCATION; INDOOR AIR; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH; STUDENT; VENTILATION;

PAPAYA MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84938068664     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.06.022     Document Type: Article

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