TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of the Impact of New Singular Ventilation Technologies on Enhancing Indoor Air Quality in Schools
AU - Quant, Laura
AU - Macias-Juez, Olga
AU - Romero-Amorrortu, Ander
AU - Urrutia-Sustatxa, Asier
AU - Urrutia-Sustatxa, Antxon
AU - de-Iribas, Javier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Concern about indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has grown in recent years, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscored its impact on children's health. Existing educational buildings employ simple strategies such as opening windows to ventilate classrooms. While this approach achieves the goal of air renewal, it compromises energy efficiency and user comfort. In this context, there is a need to address ventilation in schools from a new perspective, providing innovative technologies that allow quick and simple installation while guaranteeing high standards of air quality, energy efficiency, and user comfort. In response to this challenge, a new solution has been developed consisting of autonomous equipment installed inside each classroom and featuring independent intelligent control. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the applicability and the social impact that the widespread implementation of this alternative technology could have compared to conventional methods. The general characteristics and the specific peculiarities and needs of schools in the Basque Country (CAPV) in Spain were determined. The study first approached the topic theoretically through bibliographic references and statistical analysis, and subsequently, fieldwork to assess the reality of existing buildings. Additionally, an air quality monitoring campaign was carried out in pilot schools, conducted in two stages: first without ventilation and later with the new solution. The study evaluated the benefits in terms of improved air quality achieved, as well as the improvements in the implementation and operational processes. These results were extrapolated to Basque educational buildings, providing an estimation of the potential impact of this new ventilation approach. Highly positive results were yielded in terms of acceptance, feasibility, and ultimately, addressing the identified challenges.
AB - Concern about indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools has grown in recent years, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscored its impact on children's health. Existing educational buildings employ simple strategies such as opening windows to ventilate classrooms. While this approach achieves the goal of air renewal, it compromises energy efficiency and user comfort. In this context, there is a need to address ventilation in schools from a new perspective, providing innovative technologies that allow quick and simple installation while guaranteeing high standards of air quality, energy efficiency, and user comfort. In response to this challenge, a new solution has been developed consisting of autonomous equipment installed inside each classroom and featuring independent intelligent control. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the applicability and the social impact that the widespread implementation of this alternative technology could have compared to conventional methods. The general characteristics and the specific peculiarities and needs of schools in the Basque Country (CAPV) in Spain were determined. The study first approached the topic theoretically through bibliographic references and statistical analysis, and subsequently, fieldwork to assess the reality of existing buildings. Additionally, an air quality monitoring campaign was carried out in pilot schools, conducted in two stages: first without ventilation and later with the new solution. The study evaluated the benefits in terms of improved air quality achieved, as well as the improvements in the implementation and operational processes. These results were extrapolated to Basque educational buildings, providing an estimation of the potential impact of this new ventilation approach. Highly positive results were yielded in terms of acceptance, feasibility, and ultimately, addressing the identified challenges.
KW - CO
KW - Demand-controlled ventilation
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Indoor air quality
KW - Schools
KW - Ventilation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85206461660&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-59329-1_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-59329-1_12
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85206461660
SN - 9783031593284
T3 - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
SP - 147
EP - 156
BT - Advancements in Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Research and Practice - Integrating Disruptive Technologies and Innovation for Future Excellence
A2 - Olanrewaju, AbdulLateef
A2 - Bruno, Silvana
PB - Springer Nature
T2 - 4th International Conference on Parallelism in Architecture, Engineering and Computing Techniques, PACT 2022 and 1st International Conference on Disruptive Technologies: Innovations and Interdisciplinary Considerations, DTIIC 2023
Y2 - 2 October 2023 through 4 October 2023
ER -