Integrated Environmental, Physiological, and Subjective Evaluation of Thermal Comfort in a Tropical School Classroom

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 716, 2026 The 12^th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2026)


Article Number		03013
Number of page(s)		8
Section		Thermal Comfort
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202671603013
Published online		09 June 2026

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