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Environmental Comfort Indicators for School Buildings in Sustainability Assessment Tools

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  • Tatiana Santos Saraiva

    (International Doctoral Program in Sustainable Built Environment, School of Engineering, Minho University, Guimarães 4800058, Portugal)

  • Manuela De Almeida

    (Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Minho University, Guimarães 4800058, Portugal)

  • Luís Bragança

    (Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Minho University, Guimarães 4800058, Portugal)

  • Maria Teresa Barbosa

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 36036900, Brazil)

Abstract

Decades ago, the only requirement to construct a building was to give men the right conditions for the execution of their work or leisure activities. With the development of knowledge about the internal and external environments of buildings, other requirements have been added such as the issue of user comfort. New construction techniques have been incorporated and new products have been created to improve internal environment comfort. This research addressed the importance of using indicators related to environmental comfort in sustainability assessment tools applied to school buildings. It also considered the importance of environmental issues for the good performance of human beings, and the harmonious coexistence of the comfort indicators indoor air quality, thermal comfort, visual comfort, acoustic comfort and ergonomic comfort based on data gathered in research carried out with users of high schools (only students). This research was carried out in two different cities of different countries, Guimarães (Portugal) and Juiz de Fora (Brazil), that have similar characteristics of teaching standards and climate conditions (temperature and air humidity). In this study, interviews were made through questionnaires and, later, the information collected was analyzed. This study demonstrates the need to include an ergonomic indicator for school buildings in sustainability assessment tools.

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  • Tatiana Santos Saraiva & Manuela De Almeida & Luís Bragança & Maria Teresa Barbosa, 2018. "Environmental Comfort Indicators for School Buildings in Sustainability Assessment Tools," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:6:p:1849-:d:150323
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    1. Tatiana Santos Saraiva & Edson Martins da Silva & Manuela Almeida & Luís Bragança, 2019. "Comparative Study of Comfort Indicators for School Constructions in Sustainability Methodologies: Schools in the Amazon and the Southeast Region of Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-14, September.
    2. Carla Balocco & Alessandro Colaianni, 2018. "Modelling of Reversible Plant System Operations in a Cultural Heritage School Building for Indoor Thermal Comfort," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-16, October.
    3. Mekhala Kaluarachchi & Anuradha Waidyasekara & Raufdeen Rameezdeen & Nicholas Chileshe, 2021. "Mitigating Dust Pollution from Construction Activities: A Behavioural Control Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-19, August.
    4. Vicente López-Chao & Antonio Amado Lorenzo & Jorge Martin-Gutiérrez, 2019. "Architectural Indoor Analysis: A Holistic Approach to Understand the Relation of Higher Education Classrooms and Academic Performance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-15, November.
    5. Ana Angelita Costa Neves da Rocha & Juan Lucas Nachez, 2023. "School Space and Sustainability in the Tropics: The Case of Thermal Comfort in Brazil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-12, September.
    6. Tatiana Santos Saraiva & Manuela Almeida & Luís Bragança & Maria Teresa Barbosa, 2019. "The Inclusion of a Sustainability Awareness Indicator in Assessment Tools for High School Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-11, January.
    7. Ksenija Tijanić Štrok & Diana Car-Pušić & Saša Marenjak, 2023. "Priorities in Croatian School Building Maintenance: A Comparison of the Main Stakeholders’ Views," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-21, July.

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