Indoor comfort and energy performance of buildings in relation to occupants' satisfaction: investigation in secondary schools of Cyprus

Katafygiotou, Martha; Serghides, Despina

doi:10.1080/17512549.2013.865554

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“…Katafygiotou and Serghides [204,205] showed that there is a relation between poor indoor quality conditions and the low-energy efficiency of buildings.…”

Section: Thermal Comfort In Schoolsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Katafygiotou and Serghides [205] studied the perceived learning performance (PLP) by comparing airconditioned and fan-assisted naturally ventilated environments (FANV) in schools in the hot and humid climate of Cyprus. Students with uncomfortable thermal sensation reported worse PLP in FANV environments [205], but more research is needed in the area.…”

Section: Thermal Comfort and Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

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“…Katafygiotou and Serghides [204,205] showed that there is a relation between poor indoor quality conditions and the low-energy efficiency of buildings.…”

Section: Thermal Comfort In Schoolsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Thermal Comfort and Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Rupp

Vásquez

Lamberts

2015

Energy and Buildings

668

282

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“…Thermal comfort is one of the most important parameters of the IEQ that has been defined by different standard such as ISO 7730 (1994) and ASHRAE 55 (2010), as the state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment in which it is located [23,24]. These standards give conditions for obtaining thermal comfort under thermal equilibrium between the human body and its environments [1]. Accordingly, thermal comfort has been considered as one of the main component of the proposed IEQ assessment framework in this study.…”

Section: Thermal Comfortmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of sustainability rating systems such as LEED, NABERS, Green Star and Green Globes cannot ignore IEQ during assessing the sustainability of buildings. In buildings, the IEQ depends mainly on three main parameters includes thermal comfort, visual comfort and air quality [1]. Each of these parameters depends also on some related measureable factors.…”

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Assessing Indoor Environmental Quality of Educational Buildings Using BIM

Al-Sulaihi¹,

Al-Gahtani²,

Alsugair³

et al. 2015

JESE-B

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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) deals with providing a healthy and comfortable indoor environment. Most of international sustainability rating systems consider IEQ as a key perspective for developing sustainable buildings. Educational buildings include large number of people which increase the need to provide appropriate IEQ. Accordingly, there is a critical need to frequently assess of IEQ in this type of buildings in order to maintain the satisfactory level of IEQ. This paper aims to develop a framework for assessing and improving the IEQ of educational buildings in Saudi Arabia through measuring the IEQ parameters and integrating these results with Building Information Modeling (BIM). The key IEQ parameters considered in this study include thermal comfort, indoor air quality and visual comfort. These parameters have been measured by comfort-sense system, indoor air quality meter and light meter respectively. The measured data are integrated with BIM model in order to track the IEQ problems, and to develop IEQ history over time. By using the proposed framework, the IEQ can be tracked and improved. The IEQ assessment framework has been implemented on educational building in Saudi Arabia as a case study to validate the process and perform the necessary modifications and improvements.

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“…Some researchers focused on the building envelope and systems in order to propose adequate strategies for energy efficiency and indoor air quality for schools in Cyprus [2]. In school buildings, these two aspects must be taken into account, because legislation imposes high air changes for classrooms (e.g., up to 5 ACH in Italy [3]), in order to have healthy zones and ensure good performances of students.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Thermal-Hygrometric and Energy Performance Analysis of HVAC Systems for Educational Buildings in Southern Europe

Marino¹,

Minichiello²,

Ronga³

2016

IJHT

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In school buildings, the relationship between energy requirements and occupant thermal-hygrometric comfort plays an important role because these buildings are great energy consumers also as the current rules impose large rates of ventilation outside air for classrooms. The goal of this paper is the thermal and energetic comparison of various air-conditioning systems that are appropriate for school buildings. Among the different suitable HVAC systems for schools, the following types are considered: all-air system (with constant air volume and heat recovery) and zone heating coils; radiant heating floor panels and primary air; fan-coils and primary air. The analyses are performed on a designed new school building, by means of a dynamic building energy simulation software (Design Builder), based on Energy Plus engine. The simulations are conducted to obtain the trends of various internal environmental parameters for both winter and summer, i.e. temperature, relative humidity and PMV (Predicted Mean Value) index in one classroom. In cooling and heating conditions, the HVAC systems are active, while in the intermediate seasons only mechanical ventilation is working. This study evaluates the performances of different HVAC systems from an energy, thermal comfort and economic point of view. The analyses are conducted for Rome, characterized by Mediterranean climate.

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Indoor comfort and energy performance of buildings in relation to occupants' satisfaction: investigation in secondary schools of Cyprus

Cited by 35 publications

References 23 publications

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment

Assessing Indoor Environmental Quality of Educational Buildings Using BIM

Thermal-Hygrometric and Energy Performance Analysis of HVAC Systems for Educational Buildings in Southern Europe

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