Comparative Analysis of the Thermal Performance of Selected Public School Classroom Buildings in Lagos, Nigeria
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2018-03-26
Authors
Oginni, Adeyemi
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Scientific press, Cambridge. M.A
Abstract
Limited research has been carried out on school buildings in Africa,
especially for children below the age of 11. The aim of this research was to assess the
thermal performance of the building envelopes of selected public school classrooms
in Lagos Metropolis, in order to have an assessment of the impact of thermal
performance (measurement of the environmental factors) on pupils’ comfort. A two
stage method of sampling was used; a purposive method to select 5 samples from
each of the 6 educational districts in Lagos and then random selection of schools.
Questionnaires were administered to 5 pupils per school. Subjective and objective
measurements were carried out according to class II field experiment method and
in consonance with ASHRAE’s (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning, Engineers) standards. Results showed that classrooms on
the mainland had a significantly higher performance than those on the Island.
Recommendations were made for future provisions of classroom designs to be
suited to the micro-climate of their locations and tailored towards enhancement of
activities at the hottest periods of the day and year, and no single design template
should be adopted for use on various sites.
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Thermal Performance, , Building Envelope, , Thermal Comfort, , Public Primary Schools, , Lagos Metropolis.
Citation
Comparative Analysis of the Thermal Performance of Selected Public School Classroom Buildings in Lagos Nigeria, RAIS, Research Conference of Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, George Town University Hotel and Conference Centre, Washington D.C, March 26th -27th, 2018.