Daylight ratio, luminance, and visual comfort assessments in typical Malaysian hostels

• Main Authors: Dahlan, Nur Dalilah, Jones, Phil J., Alexander, Donald K., Salleh, Elias @ Ilias, Alias, J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42333/1/Daylight%20ratio%2C%20luminance%2C%20and%20visual%20comfort%20assessments%20in%20typical%20Malaysian%20hostels.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42333/; http://ibe.sagepub.com/content/18/4/319

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