Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools: Note 5: Environmental Audit and Comfort Levels in Educational Institutions

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Author
San Juan, Gustavo ;
Hoses, Santiago ;
Martini, Irene
Date issued
Dec 2014
Subject
Education;
Green Infrastructure;
Education Management
Country
Colombia;
Argentina;
Costa Rica;
Dominican Republic;
Chile
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
The study of comfort levels considers the factors that affect the balance between the body and its environment in buildings in order to ensure that these living spaces -in this case, classrooms- fall within what are referred to as "comfort zones", or in some cases, "life zones". There is a need to provide a suitable design that can provide the parameters and elements with which to generate concrete solutions.