SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL: PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND PERFORMANCE | ||
| The International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering | ||
| Article 4, Volume 7, 7th International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering, May 2008, Pages 531-549 PDF (1.57 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/iccae.2008.45412 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed M. R.1; Mohamed A. F.2 | ||
| 1Architecture School, Sheffield University, UK. | ||
| 2Mechanical Engineering the Military Technical College, Cairo Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The objective of this study is monitoring indoor air quality and investigating conditions and performance within selected rooms in a sustainable school and to compare results to accepted standards guidelines. Air temperature, relative humidity (RH%), carbon dioxide (CO2), and Particulate Matter (PM) were monitored. Result has shown that the school meets thermal and relative humidity targets for comfort, although some overheating may be occurring even in non-summer periods. Air quality is indicated to be good, suggesting that the ventilation system is working satisfactorily. Fuel, electricity and water consumption were also analysed. There have been metering problems in the past, which assesses the school’s performance against national benchmarks problematic. However, it does seem that the school has succeeded in its aim of significantly reducing water consumption. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| air ventilation; Indoor air quality; classroom | ||
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