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Historical and Cultural Influences on Comfort Expectations
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Marketing comfort and air‐conditioning
Addiction to air‐conditioning
Air‐conditioning and the standardisation of comfort
Attitudes and air‐conditioning use patterns
Person‐ versus space‐based comfort conditioning
Comfort and connection to nature
Comfort, building design and social customs
Thermal monotony and the fallacy of neutrality
Conclusions
References
Historical and Cultural Influences on Comfort Expectations
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Marketing comfort and air‐conditioning
Addiction to air‐conditioning
Air‐conditioning and the standardisation of comfort
Attitudes and air‐conditioning use patterns
Person‐ versus space‐based comfort conditioning
Comfort and connection to nature
Comfort, building design and social customs
Thermal monotony and the fallacy of neutrality
Conclusions
References
Historical and Cultural Influences on Comfort Expectations
Cole, Raymond J. (editor) / Lorch, Richard (editor) / Brager, Gail S. (author) / de Dear, Richard J. (author)
Buildings, Culture and Environment ; 177-201
2003-10-09
25 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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