Open AccessIndoor Air Quality and Overheating in UK Classrooms – an Archetype Stock Modelling Approach
Author(s) -
Yair Schwartz,
Ivan Korolija,
P. Symonds,
Daniel Godoy-Shimizu,
Dong Jie,
Sungmin Hong,
Anna Mavrogianni,
Duncan Grassie,
Dejan Mumovic
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012175
Subject(s) - overheating (electricity) , indoor air quality , stock (firearms) , environmental science , air quality index , occupancy , thermal comfort , architectural engineering , meteorology , geography , engineering , environmental engineering , archaeology , electrical engineering
Children spend a large part of their waking lives in school buildings. There is substantial evidence that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and thermal discomfort can have detrimental impacts on the performance, wellbeing and health of schoolchildren and staff. Maintaining good IAQ while avoiding overheating in classrooms is challenging due to the unique occupancy patterns and heat properties of schools. Building stock modelling has been extensively used in recent years to quantify and evaluate performance of large numbers of buildings at various scales. This paper builds on an archetype stock modelling approach which represents the diversity of the school stock in England through an analysis of The Property Data Survey Programme (PDSP) and the Display Energy Certificates (DEC) databases. The model was used for simulating Indoor-to-Outdoor pollution ratios to estimate indoor air pollution levels (NO2, PM2.5 and CO 2 ) and thermal comfort (overheating) in two climate areas in England: London and the West Pennines. analysis highlighted variations in classrooms’ indoor CO 2 levels in different seasons and explored the risk of overheating in relation to a classroom’s orientation.