Bridging the gap between energy and comfort: Post-occupancy evaluation of two higher-education buildings in Sheffield

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 651-666

  Lawrence, Ranald ^a   Keime, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active versus passive design; Energy performance; Environmental control; Occupancy patterns; Post occupancy evaluation; Thermal comfort; University buildings

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; DESIGN; EDUCATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; THERMAL COMFORT;

ENERGY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; OCCUPANCY PATTERNS; PASSIVE DESIGN; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84984977889     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.001     Document Type: Article

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