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Indoor Environmental Quality Towards Classrooms' Comfort Level: Case Study At Malaysian Secondary School Building

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dc.contributor.authorNorsafiah Norazmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorAdi Irfan Che Anien_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Norisma Wan Ismailen_US
dc.contributor.authorAfifuddin Husairi Hussainen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhairul Nizam Abdul Mauluden_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T03:36:33Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T03:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2022-1-25
dc.descriptionAppl. Sci. 2021, 11(13), 5866; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11135866en_US
dc.description.abstractThe indoor environmental aspects of classrooms in secondary school buildings need to be determined to ensure that they meet the users’ basic requirements. Students’ efficiency and learning productivity can be affected if the classroom’s indoor environment is of poor quality. The question raised here: how can we ensure that the comfort level provided to building users in terms of indoor aspects is up to their satisfaction? Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is an instrument to examine the success of building design and performance after occupancy. It indicates users’ satisfaction and comfort level related with the indoor environment. Considering users as a benchmark, there is a large potential for improvement in buildings’ indoor environmental aspects. As reflected by the title, the study’s main purpose is to evaluate students’ satisfaction and perception of their classrooms’ comfort level along with recommendations to enhance the quality of their indoor environment. The survey method applied in this study is by distributing questionnaires to 382 students in classrooms where physical measurements were taken to determine how environmental aspects affect these students. This is because these students are highly correlated with the level of comfort and productivity in the classroom. To enhance physical satisfaction during the learning process, semi-structured interviews consisting of 35 experts in related fields were selected, of whom 17 experts are those with a technical background while the remaining 18 experts are from non-technical fields. The results of this interview will be integrated in finding the best methods to improve Indoor Environment Quality in the classroom. The paper recommends the adaptation of POE in order to evaluate the indoor environmental aspects of classrooms as significant learning spaces in school buildings that need to be managed and monitored continuously.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNorazman, N.; Che Ani, A.I.; Ismail, W.N.W.; Hussain, A.H.; Abdul Maulud, K.N. Indoor Environmental Quality towards Classrooms’ Comforts Level: Case Study at Malaysian Secondary School Building. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 5866. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11135866en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app11135866
dc.identifier.epage16
dc.identifier.issn1815-932X
dc.identifier.issue13
dc.identifier.other1839-13
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/5866
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/4788
dc.identifier.volume11
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI Journalsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectindoor environmental quality; comforts level; classroom; school building; post occupancy evaluationen_US
dc.titleIndoor Environmental Quality Towards Classrooms' Comfort Level: Case Study At Malaysian Secondary School Buildingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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