Comfort considerations in Net ZEBs: Theory and design

Modeling, Design, and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 75-106

  Carlucci, Salvatore ^a   Pagliano, Lorenzo ^b   O'Brien, William ^c   Kapsis, Konstantinos ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic comfort; Indoor air quality (IAQ); Net zero energy buildings (Net ZEBs); Occupants; Thermal comfort; Visual comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIFE CYCLE; THERMAL COMFORT;

ACOUSTIC COMFORT; BUILDING LIFE CYCLE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR CONDITIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; OCCUPANTS; THEORY AND DESIGNS; VISUAL COMFORT;

ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS;

EID: 84974789270     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783433604625.ch03     Document Type: Chapter

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