Evaluating thermal comfort and building climatic response in warm-humid climates for vernacular dwellings in Suggenhalli (India)

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 12-26

  Shastry, Vivek ^a   Mani, Monto ^a   Tenorio, Rosangela ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

aggregated PMV; building simulation model; Humphreys adaptive thermal comfort; neutral temperature; passive solar; PMV ePMV; thermal sensation votes; vernacular buildings; warm humid climate

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; HOUSING; RURAL AREAS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; THERMAL COMFORT;

ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT; AGGREGATED PMV; BUILDING SIMULATION MODEL; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; PASSIVE SOLAR; PMV/EPMV; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; VERNACULAR BUILDINGS; WARM HUMID CLIMATE;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 84942364462     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2014.971701     Document Type: Article

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