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THERMAL COMFORT IN THE HOME
Author(s) -
PARRY M. J.,
IRVING R. J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1980.tb00372.x
Subject(s) - thermal comfort , architectural engineering , relation (database) , thermal , environmental science , computer science , engineering , geography , meteorology , database
The thermal conditions required for comfort in the indoor environment have stimulated much research. Results of this research have both elucidated the physiological mechanisms which determine what conditions are comfortable as well as defining the combinations of physical variables which constitute these. This paper discusses these two aspects of thermal comfort in relation to the home environment