Evaluation of CO2 and TVOC concentration in a school in Palma during the month of June

In the context of a warmer climate, one of the population sectors most affected are children. Therefore, it is important to consider the study of school buildings since children invest there about 30% of their time. In schools, human activities (CO2) are the main sources of pollution, along with the...

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Autores: Llabrés Morey, María Angels, Hormigos Jiménez, Susana, Río Merino, Mercedes del
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/3746
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3746
https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2024.2374355
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Climas extremos
Centro educativo
Educación primaria
Emisiones de CO2
Calidad del aire interior
Mallorca
Sensorización
Humedad
3305.26 Edificios Públicos
3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
3305.90 Transmisión de Calor en la Edificación
3311.16 Instrumentos de Medida de la Temperatura
3311.02 Ingeniería de Control
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Sumario:In the context of a warmer climate, one of the population sectors most affected are children. Therefore, it is important to consider the study of school buildings since children invest there about 30% of their time. In schools, human activities (CO2) are the main sources of pollution, along with the emissions of construction materials and cleaning products (TVOC). Additionally, reaching good indoor air quality should not be to the detriment of adequate thermal comfort. This work aims to make a comparison between different classrooms of a school in Palma (Mallorca, Spain) by assessing the values of relative humidity, temperature, TVOC and CO2 concentration during the month of June, the warmest month. This study aims to contribute to the field with the achieved outcomes. It is observed that CO2 increases until it exceeds the limit levels, established by current policies, up to 54% of the time during school time. TVOC concentration also exceeds the limit, up to 65% of the time. On the other hand, indoor temperature is above the comfort range between 75 and 100% of the time, being higher than the outdoor temperature. The relative humidity is mainly within comfortable values.