1. Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and energy consumption trade-off for educational buildings
- Author
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Miao, Sen, Gangolells Solanellas, Marta, Tejedor Herrán, Blanca, Pujadas Álvarez, Pablo, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Projectes i de la Construcció, and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GRIC - Grup de Recerca i Innovació de la Construcció
- Subjects
Educational Buildings ,Edificació::Instal·lacions i acondicionament d'edificis [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,Edificis escolars -- Calefacció i ventilació ,Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) ,Thermal Comfort (TC) ,School buildings -- Heating and ventilation ,Energy Consumption (EC) - Abstract
In recent years, poor indoor air quality and thermal comfort have been widely reported in related studies on indoor environmental quality in classrooms. Improving indoor air quality through ventilation is common and effective. However, it compromises occupant’s thermal comfort and well-being, thereby consuming more energy to meet increased heating or cooling demand and challenging energy conservation for Sustainable Development Goal 7. The existing researches imply the significance of conducting an extensive review on the three domains mentioned above (indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and energy consumption) in educational buildings, as individual cases are of peculiarity due to the specific characteristics of buildings and occupants. In contrast, the standards for indoor air quality and thermal comfort in educational buildings are not explicit and unified for all countries. This paper summarizes relevant features from reviewed cases, including: the geographic and demographic characteristics, field investigation parameters, indoor air quality and thermal comfort standards, ventilation protocols, heating and cooling strategies, energy consumption, as well as important and valuable findings in order to investigate the progress on such a topic. Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::3 - Salut i Benestar Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::7 - Energia Assequible i No Contaminant
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- 2022