scholarly journals A Review on Indoor Environment Quality of Indian School Classrooms

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11855
Author(s):  
Nishant Raj Kapoor ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Tabish Alam ◽  
Anuj Kumar ◽  
Kishor S. Kulkarni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Indian School ◽  
Green Schools ◽  
National Education ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Sick Building ◽  
Acoustic Comfort

The progress of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) research in school buildings has increased profusely in the last two decades and the interest in this area is still growing worldwide. IEQ in classrooms impacts the comfort, health, and productivity of students as well as teachers. This article systematically discusses IEQ parameters related to studies conducted in Indian school classrooms during the last fifteen years. Real-time research studies conducted on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Thermal Comfort (TC), Acoustic Comfort (AcC), and Visual Comfort (VC) in Indian school classrooms from July 2006 to March 2021 are considered to gain insight into the existing research methodologies. This review article indicates that IEQ parameter studies in Indian school buildings are tortuous, strewn, inadequate, and unorganized. There is no literature review available on studies conducted on IEQ parameters in Indian school classrooms. The results infer that in India, there is no well-established method to assess the indoor environmental condition of classrooms in school buildings to date. Indian school classrooms are bleak and in dire need of energy-efficient modifications that maintain good IEQ for better teaching and learning outcomes. The prevailing COVID-19 Pandemic, Artificial Intelligence (AI), National Education Policy (NEP), Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Internet of Things (IoT), and Green Schools (GS) are also discussed to effectively link existing conditions with the future of IEQ research in Indian school classrooms.

ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND OCCURRENCE OF SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN SMALL OFFICES IN PENANG, MALAYSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ang Qiu Mei ◽  
Md Azree Othuman Mydin
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Quality Measurement ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Sick Building ◽  
The Difference

This study was done to investigate the relationship between indoor environmental quality and prevalence of Sick Building Syndrome in six small offices inPenangIsland. Indoor environmental quality measurement was conducted according to relevant standards. There are totally Sixty workers were selected to participate in an electronic questionnaire survey. Questionnaire was used to record the comfort level of respondents in the case studies and level of sick building syndrome faced by respondents. Through indoor environmental quality measurement, it is found that most of the offices facing the lighting and noise problem. The result from the questionnaire shows that in overall, the occupants satisfy with their working environment in term of indoor environmental quality although the result also shows the opinions of occupants on dissatisfaction on certain indoor environmental parameter according to case study. The study also found that most of the occupants feel drowsy and fatigue when they work within the offices. Besides, due to the difference of the indoor environmental quality of the buildings, the occupants are suffered from different symptoms of the sick building syndrome.

Evaluation of occupants’ well-being and perception towards indoor environmental quality in Malaysia affordable housing

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman ◽  
Ainur Mardiha Azmal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Area ◽  
Sick Building

Purpose This paper aims to identify the indoor environmental quality in an affordable housing, as well as the health condition of users. Furthermore, it aims to find the relationship between quality of the indoor environment (IEQ) and sick building syndrome (SBS) and the satisfaction level of the occupants towards the IEQ factor, as well as the importance of the factors in the occupants’ view. Additionally, the purpose of this pilot study is to validate the questionnaire and identify the possible outcome of this research for the main study. Design/methodology/approach There are a few methods to achieve the objective of this paper: first is by literature review and second is by a survey. There are two types of survey made: observation survey and questionnaire survey. The purpose of observation survey is to survey the surrounding and the condition of the apartments, while questionnaire survey was distributed to the respondents in the affordable housing area. Next, is analysis and discussion of the survey, and finally, summary. Findings Aside from achieving the validity of the questionnaire survey, the results of the survey have found that the respondents are dissatisfied with the noise and glare level, as well as the amount of artificial lighting in their unit. Additionally, they have rated health, ventilation and amount of air movement as the most important IEQ factors. More importantly, the occupants have experienced the symptoms of SBS and the health condition of the building occupants. The results show that the most frequent symptoms affected the respondents are fatigue, dizziness and a headache. Originality/value This paper has indicated the IEQ in the affordable housing and identifies the health risk of occupants, specifically in Malaysia.

Regression of Perceived Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Prevalence Sick Building Syndrome in Museum Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3107-3110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raha Sulaiman ◽  
Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman ◽  
Noor Rosley Hanif ◽  
Naziah Mohd. Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Sick Building ◽  
Museum Environment

scholarly journals A Systematic Review on Indoor Environmental Quality in Naturally Ventilated School Classrooms: A Way Forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Nishant Raj Kapoor ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Chandan Swaroop Meena ◽  
Anuj Kumar ◽  
Tabish Alam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Future Research Direction ◽  
Art Practices ◽  
Acoustic Comfort

This review presents the existing state-of-the-art practices of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in naturally ventilated school buildings and is mainly focused on the components of IEQ like thermal comfort, indoor air quality with ventilation, and visual and acoustic comfort. This article also discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on naturally ventilated school buildings, highlighting the obviousness of dynamic applications that concentrate on reducing COVID-19 effects in naturally ventilated school buildings. The importance of the concerned issues and factors are discussed in detail for future research direction. This review is a step toward the development of the IEQ standard for naturally ventilated school buildings.

scholarly journals Allostatic Load Model Associated with Indoor Environmental Quality and Sick Building Syndrome among Office Workers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e95791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Cheng Jung ◽  
Hsiu-Hao Liang ◽  
Hui-Ling Lee ◽  
Nai-Yun Hsu ◽  
Huey-Jen Su
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Load Model ◽  
Sick Building

scholarly journals Sick building syndrome and perceived indoor environmental quality: A survey of apartment buildings in Hong Kong

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu-Kei Wong ◽  
Lawrence Wai-Chung Lai ◽  
Daniel Chi-Wing Ho ◽  
Kwong-Wing Chau ◽  
Cindy Lo-Kuen Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Sick Building

scholarly journals On the Built-Environment Quality in Nearly Zero-Energy Renovated Schools: Assessment and Impact of Passive Strategies

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2799
Author(s):  
Michele Zinzi ◽  
Francesca Pagliaro ◽  
Stefano Agnoli ◽  
Fabio Bisegna ◽  
Domenico Iatauro
Keyword(s):  
School Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
Zero Energy Building ◽  
Passive Strategies ◽  
Naturally Ventilated Buildings ◽  
Protection Devices ◽  
Building Operation ◽  
The Impact

Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is a crucial issue in school buildings, because of the conditions that pupils and students are exposed to. From this assumption, potentialities of retrofit actions with Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) targets were analyzed in existing school buildings, focusing on the impact of such measures of IEQ. Numerical analyses in a transient regime for a typical school building were carried out to assess the impacts on the thermal comfort and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). The study took into account several building configurations and three reference cities. The results showed severe overheating risks in retrofitted schools: the operative temperature increased by several degrees with respect to the existing configuration, leading to thermal discomfort for a relevant part of the observation period. Passive techniques, namely external solar protection devices and night ventilative cooling, were applied to assess their mitigation potential. Results showed that the combination of the two solutions restored the pre-retrofit performance. CO2 levels were found to be too high for naturally ventilated buildings, regardless of the building configuration; acceptable levels might be reached only with long opening times of windows, which are unrealistic for real building operation.

scholarly journals Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Halyard
Keyword(s):  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Sick Building Syndrome ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Breeding Grounds ◽  
Sick Building ◽  
Oil Embargo ◽  
Air Conditioning Systems ◽  
Building Condition

Following The Arab Oil Embargo In The Mid 70S, Many Building Owners Conscientiously Tightened Building Envelopes And Reduced Outside Air And Infiltration To Buildings For The Purpose Of Conserving Energy. As A Result Of Reduced Or Eliminated Ventilation, Many Buildings And Their Inherent Air Conditioning Systems Have Been Breeding Grounds For Mold, Mildew, And Spores Resulting In Occupant Respiratory Health Problems And Sickness. This Paper Alerts The Building Condition Surveyor To Items That, Either By Design Or Construction, Could Cause Sick Building Syndrome

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