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Research Paper

Improving rational thermal comfort prediction by using subpopulation characteristics: A case study at Hermitage Amsterdam

Rick KramerDepartment of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisje SchellenDepartment of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands;Avans University of Applied Sciences, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Henk SchellenDepartment of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Boris KingmaDepartment of Human Biology and Movement Sciences, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands;Department of Energy Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Pages 187-197 | Received 22 Dec 2016, Accepted 27 Feb 2017, Published online: 13 Apr 2017

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