Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Qualitative Measurements Of Occupant Comfort In Five U.S. Schools, Anthony Miller
Qualitative Measurements Of Occupant Comfort In Five U.S. Schools, Anthony Miller
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed indoor air quality studies in five U.S. schools during energy retrofits during 1997-98. Four EPA reports and three Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc. (EH&E) reports illustrated the indoor environmental quality before and after heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) retrofits at specific elementary schools in Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, New Jersey, and California. Selected comfort, environmental, physical, and occupant response data were collected in randomly selected areas over a one–week, five–school day monitoring period for each of these schools.
The EPA studied indoor air quality (IAQ) and occupant comfort using an EPA Indoor Environmental …