Performance Evaluation of School Environs: Evolving an Appropriate Methodology Building

Khan, Smita; Kotharkar, Rajashree

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.052

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“…Another common feature of these schools was that the building walls were not insulated. Most schools had an open courtyard plan, which is a popular campus plan for buildings in composite climates in India, to help with the cross ventilation of buildings [33].…”

Section: Observed School Buildings and Classroomsmentioning

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Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Thermal Behaviors of Students in Primary Schools Located in the Humid Subtropical Climate of India

2022

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This study investigated children’s perceptions and adaptive behaviors related to indoor thermal conditions of classrooms in primary schools with no air-conditioning systems during both summer and winter in Dehradun City, Uttarakhand, India. Responses were collected from 5297 school children aged 6–13 years. During the measurement periods, 100% and 94% of the samples were obtained under conditions outside an 80% thermally acceptable comfort range in winter and summer, respectively. The analysis using receiver operating characteristics suggested that the students had the least sensitivity to the temperature variation for all scales of the thermal sensation vote (TSV). Approximately 95.1% of students were “very satisfied”, “satisfied”, or “slightly satisfied” with the thermal conditions under the condition of “extreme caution” or “danger” of heat risk. In contrast, adaptive thermal behaviors, such as adjusting clothing insulation ensembles, opening or closing classroom windows and doors, and utilizing ceiling fans, were found to be the most affordable options for optimizing indoor thermal comfort. Children’s reports of thermal sensations and thermal satisfaction did not correspond to the actual physical environment. This draws attention to the adequacy of applying widely used methods of TSV-based identification of the thermal comfort range in classrooms for children, especially in hot environments. The findings of this study are expected to serve as an evidence-based reference for local governments and authorities to take appropriate measures to mitigate heat risks for schoolchildren in the future.

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Section: Observed School Buildings and Classroomsmentioning

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Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Thermal Behaviors of Students in Primary Schools Located in the Humid Subtropical Climate of India

2022

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“…• Khalil et al (2016): fire safety; thermal comfort; visual comfort (artificial and natural lighting); waste control; ventilation; acoustic comfort; assessment of structural stability; electrical and sanitary services; control of finishing materials; building cleaning control; evaluation of the size of the spaces and the circulation and evaluation of the signage of the environments in the building. • Khan and Kotharkar (2012): fire safety; visual comfort; assessment of structural stability; control of sanitation services; evaluation of internal space sizes; evaluation of the flexibility of the internal environments and control of the aesthetics of the building. • Steinke et al (2010): evaluation of how the building contributes to the quality of life of residents / employees; level of innovation and practicality of the building; level of expenditure (energy and water) and level of satisfaction of the residents / employees.…”

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Uma revisão sistemática dos critérios do Building Performance Evaluation (BPE)

Sotsek

Leitner

Santos

2018

Revista de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad,

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O objetivo deste artigo é fornecer, por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura focada no controle de qualidade das edificações, um banco de dados para apresentar os critérios mais utilizados pelo Building Performance Evaluation (BPE). Mediante a esta revisão, 782 artigos foram identificados, dos quais 15 foram selecionados considerando aderência do tema a pesquisa e período de publicação. As principais informações sobre os artigos, seus autores e revistas foram debatidas. Os critérios de desempenho compilados pelos artigos analisados utilizaram como base: a literatura, questionários e entrevistas com usuários e profissionais da área, consulta a especialistas do segmento e visitas técnicas as edificações. Com tais critérios identificados foi possível definir 9 dimensões de análise que são apresentadas e discutidas neste documento.

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“…Playgrounds institutionalized age-segregation, specialization of function, and supervised play (Lynch 1981). Following Gaster, Howell, Lynch and others (Gilliland et al 2006, Holt et al 2009, Khan and Kotharkar 2012, Loxham 2013, Kirshner and Jefferson 2015, Villanueva et al 2016, schools and schoolyards, not playgrounds, are now responsible for most opportunities to play. Little surprise that only twenty percent of the representations of city play found in the YouTube videos (1,357) evidence examples of people playing in placein a place intentionally set aside for play.…”

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Transformative power of city play: social media and place in a post-affordance world

Shirtcliff

2018

Cities & Health

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U.S. cities annually spend over $6 billion in building and maintaining public parks that afford places for social and physical activity. However, adolescent tendencies toward physical inactivity and sedentary behavior continue to increase and may be due to social and physical barriers that limit affordances to public space. The trend suggests that urban researchers should revisit adolescent place needs. Building upon the urban socio-ecological model, I suggest that social media is a social ecosystem service in adolescent placemaking. As part of the socioecology of youth, social mediaespecially video in Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and Instagram creates opportunities for feedback and behavioral loops that inform young people of new affordances. The urban socioecological model identifies social media as an ecological post-affordance-experience and peer support not immediately afforded by the visible, physical environment. The phenomenological study builds upon 6,686 downloaded, indexed, and coded scenes from 998 videos to identify three salient place-based categories of adolescent play behavior in five U.S. cities. The place-categories are then interpreted for urban design theory using three influential urban theorists, Bachelard, de Certeau, and Benjamin. Findings suggest that social media makes the real 'real' and provides a key mechanism to enhance adolescent affordances in public space.

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Performance Evaluation of School Environs: Evolving an Appropriate Methodology Building

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Thermal Behaviors of Students in Primary Schools Located in the Humid Subtropical Climate of India

Indoor Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Thermal Behaviors of Students in Primary Schools Located in the Humid Subtropical Climate of India

Uma revisão sistemática dos critérios do Building Performance Evaluation (BPE)

Transformative power of city play: social media and place in a post-affordance world

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