The thermal environment in educational buildings is crucial to improve students' health and
productivity, as they spend a considerable amount of time in classrooms. Due to the …

The climate change leads to periods of extreme events (ie reduction of cold seasons, heat
waves, overheating, urban heat island among others) that affect the performance of …

During the first outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic the population, focusing primarily on
the risk of infection, was generally inattentive to the quality of indoor air. Spain, and the city …

Despite the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Spanish educational centers were
reopened after six months of lockdown. Ventilation was mostly adopted as a preventive …

To improve buildings and their characteristics, the feedback provided directly by users is
generally fundamental in order to be able to adapt the technical and structural functions to …

The quality of the indoor thermal environment is essential because of its impact on the
energy efficiency of buildings and on the health and well-being of those who occupy them …

As attention to indoor environmental quality (IEQ) grows, a systematic strategy for assessing
IEQ in schools needs to be developed. For this purpose, this paper presents a summary of …

Climate change is raising the length and intensity of the warm season in the academic year,
with a very significant impact on indoor classroom conditions. Increasingly frequent …

Thermal comfort in educational buildings affects not only the well‐being of students but also
their academic performance. Over time, various methods have been developed to assess it …

This review contributes to the debate regarding feedback needed by architects and building
designers to improve the sustainability of their building designs. It utilizes the Integral …