How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality in buildings for the well-being of their occupants. In long-term occupancy buildings such as schools, where environmental conditions also impact academic performance, this importance was heightened. Despite the significant change...

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Autores: Escandón Ramírez, Rocío, Ferrari, Simone, Cardelli, Riccardo, Blázquez de Pineda, María Teresa, Suárez, Rafael
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Palavra-chave:Adaptive thermal comfort
Indoor air quality
Natural ventilation rate
On-site monitoring
Mediterranean climate
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spelling How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climateEscandón Ramírez, RocíoFerrari, SimoneCardelli, RiccardoBlázquez de Pineda, María TeresaSuárez, RafaelAdaptive thermal comfortIndoor air qualityNatural ventilation rateOn-site monitoringMediterranean climateThe COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality in buildings for the well-being of their occupants. In long-term occupancy buildings such as schools, where environmental conditions also impact academic performance, this importance was heightened. Despite the significant changes in ventilation practices resulting from the pandemic, recommendations have varied across different countries. This study aimed to provide a comparative analysis of the environmental conditions and air quality in classrooms in southern Spain and northern Italy (representative Mediterranean locations with different post-pandemic heating and natural ventilation approaches). Data measured on-site during periods with similar outdoor conditions were analysed to ascertain how ventilation strategies influence thermal comfort and indoor air quality. According to the results, during mild periods, high-intensity ventilation ensures excellent indoor air quality results based on CO2 concentrations, without compromising thermal comfort. Nevertheless, ventilation rates should be controlled in more adverse climate conditions to avoid negative effects on thermal comfort.MDPIEstructuras de Edificación e Ingeniería del TerrenoConstrucciones Arquitectónicas ITEP999: HABITAE: Habitabilidad, Acondicionamiento y Energía en ArquitecturaUniversidad de SevillaMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICIU). España2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/175189https://doi.org/10.3390/app15126606reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésApplied Sciences, 15 (12), 6606.MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033PID2020-117722RB-I00BG22/00092https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/12/6606info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1751892026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
title How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
spellingShingle How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
Escandón Ramírez, Rocío
Adaptive thermal comfort
Indoor air quality
Natural ventilation rate
On-site monitoring
Mediterranean climate
title_short How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
title_full How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
title_fullStr How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
title_full_unstemmed How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
title_sort How do natural ventilation strategies affect thermal comfort in educational buildings? A comparative analysis in the Mediterranean climate
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Escandón Ramírez, Rocío
Ferrari, Simone
Cardelli, Riccardo
Blázquez de Pineda, María Teresa
Suárez, Rafael
author Escandón Ramírez, Rocío
author_facet Escandón Ramírez, Rocío
Ferrari, Simone
Cardelli, Riccardo
Blázquez de Pineda, María Teresa
Suárez, Rafael
author_role author
author2 Ferrari, Simone
Cardelli, Riccardo
Blázquez de Pineda, María Teresa
Suárez, Rafael
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Estructuras de Edificación e Ingeniería del Terreno
Construcciones Arquitectónicas I
TEP999: HABITAE: Habitabilidad, Acondicionamiento y Energía en Arquitectura
Universidad de Sevilla
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICIU). España
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adaptive thermal comfort
Indoor air quality
Natural ventilation rate
On-site monitoring
Mediterranean climate
topic Adaptive thermal comfort
Indoor air quality
Natural ventilation rate
On-site monitoring
Mediterranean climate
description The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality in buildings for the well-being of their occupants. In long-term occupancy buildings such as schools, where environmental conditions also impact academic performance, this importance was heightened. Despite the significant changes in ventilation practices resulting from the pandemic, recommendations have varied across different countries. This study aimed to provide a comparative analysis of the environmental conditions and air quality in classrooms in southern Spain and northern Italy (representative Mediterranean locations with different post-pandemic heating and natural ventilation approaches). Data measured on-site during periods with similar outdoor conditions were analysed to ascertain how ventilation strategies influence thermal comfort and indoor air quality. According to the results, during mild periods, high-intensity ventilation ensures excellent indoor air quality results based on CO2 concentrations, without compromising thermal comfort. Nevertheless, ventilation rates should be controlled in more adverse climate conditions to avoid negative effects on thermal comfort.
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