Thermal comfort in classrooms in tropics: An analysis of student preference

Efficient, High Performance Buildings for Developing Economies 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 114-121

  Mishra, Asit Kumar ^a   Ramgopal, Maddali ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; EDUCATION; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR VELOCITIES; INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES; OCCUPANT PREFERENCES; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84938890028     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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