Airconditioning in Australia I—Human Thermal Factors
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Architectural Science Review
- Vol. 29 (3), 67-75
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.1988.9697267
Abstract
The result of large sample surveys of airconditioning criteria and practices in office buildings in Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne are reported with reference to prevailing theories of human response. Constancy of indoor warmth is found to be inappropriate to climate conditions.Keywords
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