D4.2 Operational guide for maintaining good indoor air quality and thermal comfort with natural ventilation in educational buildings

This document presents the natural ventilation operational guide for educational buildings developed by the IAQ4EDU project. Most educational buildings are completely naturally ventilated. This challenges the indoor environmental quality management of schools in terms of balancing the needs of stude...

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Autores: Miao, Sen|||0000-0003-0266-9405, Gangolells Solanellas, Marta|||0000-0001-7921-595X
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/424544
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/424544
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Operational guide
Natural ventilation
Indoor air quality
Thermal comfort
Schools
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Instal·lacions i acondicionament d'edificis::Instal·lacions de climatització
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Sumario:This document presents the natural ventilation operational guide for educational buildings developed by the IAQ4EDU project. Most educational buildings are completely naturally ventilated. This challenges the indoor environmental quality management of schools in terms of balancing the needs of students for indoor air quality and thermal comfort. This guide presents the conditions and methods of using natural ventilation strategies to maintain good air quality and thermal comfort in classrooms. Using the example of Catalonia (Spain), a general ventilation protocol was developed to guide teachers in implementing natural ventilation in different seasons to ensure air quality during school hours. Relevant users can refer to the case in this practical guide to develop ventilation protocols based on the local climate and school conditions.