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Indoor Air Quality and Overheating in UK Classrooms – an Archetype Stock Modelling Approach

Schwartz, Y; Korolija, I; Symonds, P; Godoy-Shimizu, D; Dong, J; Hong, SM; Mavrogianni, A; ... Mumovic, D; + view all (2021) Indoor Air Quality and Overheating in UK Classrooms – an Archetype Stock Modelling Approach. In: Proceedings of the 8th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2021) 25-27 August 2021, Copenhagen, Denmark. IOP Science: Copenhagen, Denmark. Green open access

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Abstract

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 CO2) and thermal comfort (overheating) in two climate areas in England: London and the West Pennines. analysis highlighted variations in classrooms' indoor CO2 levels in different seasons and explored the risk of overheating in relation to a classroom's orientation.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Indoor Air Quality and Overheating in UK Classrooms – an Archetype Stock Modelling Approach
Event: 8th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC 2021)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012175
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012175
Language: English
Additional information: Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141176
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