Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador
Indoor environmental quality has been associated with the health and wellbeing of building occupants; nevertheless, there is limited evidence in this regard for Latin American schools. This research aimed to characterize indoor environmental quality in public and private preschools in an Andean city...
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| author | Ochoa Aviles, Angelica Maria Escandon Dutan, Samuel Adrian Ochoa Aviles, Maria Cristina |
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| description | Indoor environmental quality has been associated with the health and wellbeing of building occupants; nevertheless, there is limited evidence in this regard for Latin American schools. This research aimed to characterize indoor environmental quality in public and private preschools in an Andean city in Ecuador. Data collection com-prised onsite monitoring for the thermal-humidity microclimate of 90 classrooms in 30 preschools in Cuenca-Ecuador (March-August 2018). Infrared thermography and direct observation were applied to determine dampness. Classrooms seemed to be inadequate thermal-humidity microclimates; only a few maintained a comfortable temperature (6%) and relative humidity (11%) throughout the shift. When compar-ing public and private schools, in private schools, temperatures below the comfort range (61.3% in private schools vs 31.4% in public schools, p<0.001) and relative humidity measures above the comfort range were more frequent (74.3% in private schools vs. 58.6% in public schools, p<0.001). Hollow blocks were the primary construction material in private and public schools. Sixty-four per cent of private schools operated in adaptive, reused buildings, vs 19% in public schools (p<0.05). Infrared thermography confirmed dampness in 26% (n=23) of the classrooms in the covering structures indoors (15% in public vs 33% in private schools, p<0.05). This research reveals the urgent need to develop specific regulations and control mechanisms for building sustainable and healthy environments for preschools in Ecuador. |
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| spelling | oai:dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec:123456789-442462024-03-12T16:08:43Z Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador Ochoa Aviles, Angelica Maria Escandon Dutan, Samuel Adrian Ochoa Aviles, Maria Cristina Building pathologies Environmental illnesses Hygrothermal conditions Indoor environment Preschools Indoor environmental quality has been associated with the health and wellbeing of building occupants; nevertheless, there is limited evidence in this regard for Latin American schools. This research aimed to characterize indoor environmental quality in public and private preschools in an Andean city in Ecuador. Data collection com-prised onsite monitoring for the thermal-humidity microclimate of 90 classrooms in 30 preschools in Cuenca-Ecuador (March-August 2018). Infrared thermography and direct observation were applied to determine dampness. Classrooms seemed to be inadequate thermal-humidity microclimates; only a few maintained a comfortable temperature (6%) and relative humidity (11%) throughout the shift. When compar-ing public and private schools, in private schools, temperatures below the comfort range (61.3% in private schools vs 31.4% in public schools, p<0.001) and relative humidity measures above the comfort range were more frequent (74.3% in private schools vs. 58.6% in public schools, p<0.001). Hollow blocks were the primary construction material in private and public schools. Sixty-four per cent of private schools operated in adaptive, reused buildings, vs 19% in public schools (p<0.05). Infrared thermography confirmed dampness in 26% (n=23) of the classrooms in the covering structures indoors (15% in public vs 33% in private schools, p<0.05). This research reveals the urgent need to develop specific regulations and control mechanisms for building sustainable and healthy environments for preschools in Ecuador. 2024-03-12T16:03:59Z 2024-03-12T16:03:59Z 2024 ARTÍCULO 1552-6100 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85185667926&doi=10.3992%2fjgb.19.1.177&origin=inward&txGid=8c5fdefffc4c30d98ac28a313c6a8850 10.3992/jgb.19.1.177 es_ES application/pdf Journal of Green Building |
| spellingShingle | Building pathologies Environmental illnesses Hygrothermal conditions Indoor environment Preschools Ochoa Aviles, Angelica Maria Escandon Dutan, Samuel Adrian Ochoa Aviles, Maria Cristina Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title | Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title_full | Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title_short | Indoor Environmental Quality In Preschool Buildings In an Andean City In Ecuador |
| title_sort | indoor environmental quality in preschool buildings in an andean city in ecuador |
| topic | Building pathologies Environmental illnesses Hygrothermal conditions Indoor environment Preschools |
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