TY  - JOUR
KW  - Actual conditions; Air temperature; Comfort; Indoor air quality; Indoor environment; Learning abilities; Room temperature; Ventilation rate
KW  -  Buildings; College buildings; Health; Indoor air pollution; Mechanical engineering; Students
KW  -  Carbon dioxide
ID  - scholars3403
N2  - The indoor environment of lecture rooms in universities can affect the learning of students. Nevertheless, study on the actual conditions of air in relation to indoor air quality is rare. This paper presents a case study on the indoor comfort of selected lecture rooms in a university. Two rooms of different sizes and ventilation rates were selected, in which the indoor's air temperature, CO2 content and relative humidity were measured both when occupied and unoccupied. The study revealed that occupancy by students did not directly affect the relative humidity in the lecture rooms, probably due to the dominating influence of the outdoor air. It was found from the study that under high occupancy, the room temperature and CO2 content would be higher than the recommended level and thus affected the comfort level of students and consequently their learning ability during the lecture. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
CY  - Malacca
VL  - 393
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84886258981&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.393.821&partnerID=40&md5=2f2cd1fc41f3fdcda0e215a0866d2f2e
JF  - Applied Mechanics and Materials
A1  - Harun, H.A.
A1  - Buyamin, N.
A1  - Othman, M.A.
A1  - Sulaiman, S.A.
Y1  - 2013///
TI  - A case study on indoor comfort of lecture rooms in university buildings
SP  - 821
N1  - cited By 3; Conference of International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2013, ICAME 2013 ; Conference Date: 28 August 2013 Through 29 August 2013; Conference Code:100427
AV  - none
EP  - 826
SN  - 16609336
ER  -