Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types
In the resource-constrained South African education sector, infrastructure considered temporary or a backup in other countries is used as permanent classrooms, primarily but not exclusively in lower-income areas. Children's cognitive performance and comfort are directly impacted by indoor air q...
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| description | In the resource-constrained South African education sector, infrastructure considered temporary or a backup in other countries is used as permanent classrooms, primarily but not exclusively in lower-income areas. Children's cognitive performance and comfort are directly impacted by indoor air quality. Temperature, relative humidity, particulate matter and CO2 levels, substantial determinants of air quality and thermal comfort, have not been investigated across different classroom building and infrastructure types. We measure these parameters with 11-min intervals in 24 classrooms at schools in Stellenbosch, South Africa. These classrooms consist of a range of different infrastructure types. Container classrooms with and without insulation, mobile (prefabricated) classrooms, and brick classrooms of different configurations are included. Measurements are concurrently sampled over ten months (249 days, still ongoing) across multiple seasons with relevant metadata, including ambient weather conditions, school days and times, and electricity availability in the (South) African context, which impacts air conditioning usage. This dataset provides valuable insights into true learning conditions in South African classrooms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78f2462048824011bd493f38ef0645072024-03-20T06:09:33ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092024-04-0153110045Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure typesRita Elise van der Walt0Sara Susanna Grobbelaar1Marthinus Johannes Booysen2Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa; Corresponding author.In the resource-constrained South African education sector, infrastructure considered temporary or a backup in other countries is used as permanent classrooms, primarily but not exclusively in lower-income areas. Children's cognitive performance and comfort are directly impacted by indoor air quality. Temperature, relative humidity, particulate matter and CO2 levels, substantial determinants of air quality and thermal comfort, have not been investigated across different classroom building and infrastructure types. We measure these parameters with 11-min intervals in 24 classrooms at schools in Stellenbosch, South Africa. These classrooms consist of a range of different infrastructure types. Container classrooms with and without insulation, mobile (prefabricated) classrooms, and brick classrooms of different configurations are included. Measurements are concurrently sampled over ten months (249 days, still ongoing) across multiple seasons with relevant metadata, including ambient weather conditions, school days and times, and electricity availability in the (South) African context, which impacts air conditioning usage. This dataset provides valuable insights into true learning conditions in South African classrooms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340924000192Indoor air qualityCarbon dioxideParticulate matterThermal environmentPortable classroomsBrick classrooms |
| spellingShingle | Rita Elise van der Walt Sara Susanna Grobbelaar Marthinus Johannes Booysen Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types Data in Brief Indoor air quality Carbon dioxide Particulate matter Thermal environment Portable classrooms Brick classrooms |
| title | Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| title_full | Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| title_fullStr | Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| title_short | Dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in South African primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| title_sort | dataset of indoor air parameter measurements relating to indoor air quality and thermal comfort in south african primary school classrooms of various building infrastructure types |
| topic | Indoor air quality Carbon dioxide Particulate matter Thermal environment Portable classrooms Brick classrooms |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340924000192 |
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