A field investigation on adaptive thermal comfort in school buildings in the temperate climatic region of Nepal

Shrestha, Mishan; Rijal, Hom Bahadur; Kayo, Genku; Shukuya, Masanori

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107523

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“…The relationship between scholar architecture and student performance has been studied by many researchers (Sarbu and Pacurar, 2015; Shrestha et al. , 2020; Verderber, 2021).…”

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Relationship between environmental indoor conditions of a classroom and the performance of undergraduate students

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PurposeThis research aims at studying the influence of a classroom’s inner environmental conditions on undergraduate students’ performance using an experimental methodology.Design/methodology/approachThe Uchida-Kraepelin test (U-K test) was applied to measure the performance of a group of 47 students in a selected classroom that was arranged according to the following experimental conditions: air-conditioning on, and doors and windows closed (D1); doors and windows open, and air-conditioning off (D2); air-conditioning off, and doors and windows closed (D3). After completing the tests, questionnaires were distributed to evaluate the students’ assessment of each set of environmental conditions.FindingsOn-site measurements of humidity and carbon dioxide levels stress the importance of ensuring good natural ventilation through open doors and windows, independently of whether the air-conditioning system is operated or not. Also, the authors find that the students’ self-assessment regarding the inner environmental conditions for each studied set was entirely accurate, with set D3 being assessed as the worst. The U-K test scores for each environmental set did not show statistically significant differences, which means that, in the studied conditions, the student’s performance in the tests was not affected by the inner environmental conditions.Practical implicationsThere is a direct relationship between the building’s indoor conditions and an occupant’s health. Factors such as poor maintenance, bad indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and building age will worsen the building’s condition and negatively impact the occupant’s health. Educational buildings with poor IEQ can reduce the concentration and performance of occupants.Social implicationsSchool is an important place to help students grow in their various capabilities. They spend approximately 30% of their daily lives in schools for their educational activities. Since most of their activities are performed indoors, indoor environmental attributes, such as light, heat, air and sound, should be maintained as required. In general, schools are not thermally comfortable. The extreme thermal environment of classrooms affects students’ concentration. Thermal discomfort may also cause irritation. In addition to reduced concentration, such an environment could also cause tiredness, sluggishness and health problem.Originality/valueDespite the importance of the issue, scientific investigations of the correlations between students’ performance and the quality of scholar buildings’ inner environmental conditions are still relatively recent. In this context, this research further explores the effect of a classroom’s different environmental inner conditions on the performance of undergraduate students at a university in São Paulo/Brazil.

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“…The relationship between scholar architecture and student performance has been studied by many researchers (Sarbu and Pacurar, 2015; Shrestha et al. , 2020; Verderber, 2021).…”

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Relationship between environmental indoor conditions of a classroom and the performance of undergraduate students

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“…In a situation where students would not feel thermal comfort, they are allowed to open windows or change clothes. Shrestha et al [6] investigated fall thermal comfort in natural ventilated schools in Nepal, an area where the climate is temperate. A total of 818 people were examined.…”

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Assessment of the Indoor Environment in the Intelligent Building

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2021

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Currently, thermal comfort and indoor air quality are essential elements in designing modern and intelligent buildings or improving existing ones, so that they would provide proper indoor conditions. The article focuses on the thermal sensations of the students of Kielce University of Technology and determining whether the given parameters of the internal environment contributed to their well-being. 164 people aged 16 - 24 participated in the study, which was conducted with the use of a microclimate meter and questionnaires. It turned out that the temperature range from 19.3 °C – 27.6 °C is acceptable and comfortable for nearly 78% of people. As a result of further analysis, it turned out that the research group definitely prefers and feels better in colder temperatures.

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“…This is because, in the case of simulationrelated research, building regulations strictly related to climatic building zones must be applied, as, for example, in current research of the assessment of the profile of the use of the HVAC system based on the Spanish national BC in the aspect of energy efficiency of residential buildings [182]. In the case of thermal comfort studies, and urban areas studies, outdoor comfort works can be carried out using bioclimatic zones, such as, for example, in actual studies about adaptive comfort in temperate and tropical climates [183,184]. Note that most of the studies have a well-determined local view, these were carried out in climate zones established under the National BCs of different countries.…”

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Analysis of Climate-Oriented Researches in Building

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Many factors and aspects of the construction and operation of buildings depend on climatic parameters and climatic zones, so these will be fundamental for adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change. For this reason, the number of climate-oriented publications in building is increasing. This research presents an analysis on the most-cited climate-oriented studies in building in the period 1979–2019. The main themes, the typologies of these investigations and the principal types of climatic zoning used in these studies were analysed through bibliographic and manual analysis. A broad spectrum of themes directly and indirectly related to climate and climatic zones and buildings was demonstrated. It was found that 88% of all climate-oriented investigations, to one degree or another, are within the scope of the general topic of energy conservation. A thorough understanding of all climate-dependent aspects will help in designing dwellings appropriately in different climate zones. In addition, a methodology that facilitates the establishment of a typology of climate-oriented research is presented. This typology can be used in future research in different scientific areas. It was also revealed that the climate zones of the National Building Codes of China, the USA and Turkey prevailed in the studies analysed.

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A field investigation on adaptive thermal comfort in school buildings in the temperate climatic region of Nepal

Cited by 60 publications

References 59 publications

Relationship between environmental indoor conditions of a classroom and the performance of undergraduate students

Relationship between environmental indoor conditions of a classroom and the performance of undergraduate students

Assessment of the Indoor Environment in the Intelligent Building

Analysis of Climate-Oriented Researches in Building

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