Thermal Comfort Analyses of Secondary School Students in the Tropics
This study aims to analyze the thermal comfort level of students in secondary schools in the tropical city of Makassar. The analysis is carried out based on data surveyed from eight selected high schools. The study involved 1594 students in 48 classrooms. The recorded data includes personal data and...
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| description | This study aims to analyze the thermal comfort level of students in secondary schools in the tropical city of Makassar. The analysis is carried out based on data surveyed from eight selected high schools. The study involved 1594 students in 48 classrooms. The recorded data includes personal data and measured environmental parameters. At the same time, students were asked to fill out questionnaires related to their thermal comfort levels. The surveyed classrooms showed high air temperatures. The air temperatures ranged from 28.2 °C in the morning to 33.6 °C in the midday. The radiant temperatures were similar to the air temperature, which indicated that the airflow speed was low. The only parameter that could meet the Indonesian national standard was relative humidity. However, many students still feel comfortable (−1 to +1) based on TSV (thermal sensation vote) and TCV (thermal comfort vote). Even though about 80% of respondents accepted this hot temperature, most of them preferred to have a decrease in the air temperature. Regarding the PMV (predicted mean vote), only about 23% respondents were predicted to feel slightly warm (+1). The regression analyses show that the neutral temperatures were 29.0 °C and 28.5 °C for TSV and TCV, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85d161bc17a3455c90dbae9f17e2c5802022-12-21T19:03:16ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092018-04-01845610.3390/buildings8040056buildings8040056Thermal Comfort Analyses of Secondary School Students in the TropicsBaharuddin Hamzah0Zhonghua Gou1Rosady Mulyadi2Samsuddin Amin3Department of Architecture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, IndonesiaSchool of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, AustraliaDepartment of Architecture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, IndonesiaDepartment of Architecture, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, IndonesiaThis study aims to analyze the thermal comfort level of students in secondary schools in the tropical city of Makassar. The analysis is carried out based on data surveyed from eight selected high schools. The study involved 1594 students in 48 classrooms. The recorded data includes personal data and measured environmental parameters. At the same time, students were asked to fill out questionnaires related to their thermal comfort levels. The surveyed classrooms showed high air temperatures. The air temperatures ranged from 28.2 °C in the morning to 33.6 °C in the midday. The radiant temperatures were similar to the air temperature, which indicated that the airflow speed was low. The only parameter that could meet the Indonesian national standard was relative humidity. However, many students still feel comfortable (−1 to +1) based on TSV (thermal sensation vote) and TCV (thermal comfort vote). Even though about 80% of respondents accepted this hot temperature, most of them preferred to have a decrease in the air temperature. Regarding the PMV (predicted mean vote), only about 23% respondents were predicted to feel slightly warm (+1). The regression analyses show that the neutral temperatures were 29.0 °C and 28.5 °C for TSV and TCV, respectively.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/4/56thermal comfortnatural ventilationmeasurementschool classroomssecondary school |
| spellingShingle | Baharuddin Hamzah Zhonghua Gou Rosady Mulyadi Samsuddin Amin Thermal Comfort Analyses of Secondary School Students in the Tropics Buildings thermal comfort natural ventilation measurement school classrooms secondary school |
| title | Thermal Comfort Analyses of Secondary School Students in the Tropics |
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| title_short | Thermal Comfort Analyses of Secondary School Students in the Tropics |
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