TY - JOUR
T1 - Regional installing and operating conditions of Hvac systems in public elementary schools
AU - Yoshino, Hiroshi
AU - Iino, Yukari
AU - Takizawa, Norie
AU - Iwashita, Go
AU - Kumagai, Kazukio
AU - Kurabuchi, Takashi
AU - Nagasawa, Satoru
AU - Nagata, Akihiro
AU - Hasegawa, Asako
AU - Muramatsu, Satoru
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - This study aims to clarify the actual installing conditions of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and their operations in public elementary schools based on 568 school data obtained from a nation wide investigation. Some results are shown as follows: 1) Insufficient thermal insulation and air tightness were provided in many school buildings in warm climate areas, 2)Heating systems were provided in almost all rooms but their installing conditions varied with respective areas, 3) Air-conditioning systems for cooling are on the increase in many areas, especially urban areas, and 4) Ventilating systems are not operated underoptimum conditions because of inadequate management. We suggest that the building envelope systems should be improved and it isnecessary to make guidelines and inform teachers of the essentials of maintenance for HVAC systems for efficient operation.
AB - This study aims to clarify the actual installing conditions of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems and their operations in public elementary schools based on 568 school data obtained from a nation wide investigation. Some results are shown as follows: 1) Insufficient thermal insulation and air tightness were provided in many school buildings in warm climate areas, 2)Heating systems were provided in almost all rooms but their installing conditions varied with respective areas, 3) Air-conditioning systems for cooling are on the increase in many areas, especially urban areas, and 4) Ventilating systems are not operated underoptimum conditions because of inadequate management. We suggest that the building envelope systems should be improved and it isnecessary to make guidelines and inform teachers of the essentials of maintenance for HVAC systems for efficient operation.
KW - Actual operating condition
KW - Air-conditioning systems for heating and cooling
KW - Installing condition
KW - Public elementary school
KW - Ventilating system
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U2 - 10.3130/aije.74.643
DO - 10.3130/aije.74.643
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79954489563
SN - 1348-0685
VL - 74
SP - 643
EP - 650
JO - Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE
JF - Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE
IS - 639
ER -