Revitalization of Preschool Buildings: A Methodological Approach

Abstract

It is generally known that a man causes changes in the environment and thus many of these changes affect the relationship between man and his environment. Additionally, population increase and urban concentration directly contribute to pollution and degradation of the environment. Considering that building construction alone represents the largest segment of energy consumption in EU (over 40%), it is logical that it has aroused the interest of scientific and professional community in terms of finding new technologies for increasing building energy efficiency and applying renewable energy sources. Satisfaction of energy demand of a country depends not only on the available energy and economic resources, but also on economic-political and energy conditions in general environment.

Intelligent Analysis of the Green Design of Comfortable Environments in Children's Activity Center

“…all-round development. It can be seen from the detailed rules in the" Code for the Design of Buildings for Children's Activities such as Nurseries and Kindergartens" that further emphasizes the comfort parameters and size requirements of children's facilities, which can meet the different needs of children of different ages, and can guide children to social, social, Emotional and psychological healthy development, which is also the focus of this study [4].Combined with the different evaluation systems of different countries, the evaluation indexes and weight proportion of each country are summarized (Table 1). Through the comfort parameters in the design specification, an appropriate space is designed for children to feel comfortable while learning and playing.…”

“…Through the comfort parameters in the design specification, an appropriate space is designed for children to feel comfortable while learning and playing. To determine whether the space meets the comfort requirements is mainly through the analysis of parameters in four aspects: air comfort, space comfort, light comfort and the aesthetic comfort of the building's indoor environment [4][5][6][7].…”

“…Children need playgrounds with good air quality to accompany their growth and healthy development. Therefore, in the new design, we should pay attention to the reasonable design of the fresh air system and the humidity adjustment system, which can effectively improve the air quality, reduce the indoor dust content, and create a healthy and comfortable physical environment for children [4].…”

Approach to Refurbishment of Timber Preschool Buildings With a View on Energy and Economic Efficiency

“…Consideration of different energy retrofit procedures for educational buildings can be found in Semprini et al (2016), Causone, Carlucci, Moazami, Cattarin, and Lorenzo (2015), Pagliano, Carlucci, Causone, Moazami, and Cattarin (2016), Tahsildoost and Zomorodian (2015), Tanic et al (2015), Stankovic et al (2015). Semprini et al (2016) discusses the energy retrofit measures for the particular educational building in Bologna, where non-invasive interventions with a lower impact had to be considered, since the study treats a case of historical pubic building.…”

“…The study introduces a three-step procedure implicating first retrofit measures on building envelope and technical systems, second, optimization of scenarios as a function of energy simulation and simple payback time, and third, assessment of implemented measures. Studies (Tanic et al, 2015;Stankovic et al, 2015) present the possible revitalization principles for preschool buildings in Serbia with a special focus on possibilities for reduction of transmission and ventilation losses in study by Tanic et al (2015).…”