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Abdelrazik, H and Marzouk, M (2021) Investigating parameters affecting maintenance of heritage buildings in Egypt. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 734-55.
Abdul Nasir, N A B, Hassan, A S, Khozaei, F and Abdul Nasir, M H B (2021) Investigation of spatial configuration management on social distancing of recreational clubhouse for COVID-19 in Penang, Malaysia. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 782-810.
Andersen, L P S and Grytnes, R (2021) Different ways of perceiving risk and safety on construction sites and implications for safety cooperation. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 419–31.
Asiedu, R O and Ameyaw, C (2021) A system dynamics approach to conceptualise causes of cost overrun of construction projects in developing countries. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 831-51.
Bulut, M, Wilkinson, S, Khan, A, Jin, X H and Lee, C L (2021) Perceived benefits of retrofitted residential secondary glazing: an exploratory Australian study. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 720-33.
Christie, L, Donn, M and Walton, D (2011) The ‘apparent disconnect’ towards the adoption of energy-efficient technologies. Building Research & Information, 39(05), 450–8.
du Plessis, C and Cole, R J (2011) Motivating change: shifting the paradigm. Building Research & Information, 39(05), 436–49.
Duong, L N K, Wang, J X, Wood, L C, Reiners, T and Koushan, M (2021) The value of incremental environmental sustainability innovation in the construction industry: an event study. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 398–418.
Edwards, D J, Martek, I, Ejohwomu, O, Aigbavboa, C and Hosseini, M R (2021) Hand-arm vibration management: an operational health and safety strategy framework. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 811-30.
Folorunso, C O (2021) Analysis of effectiveness of wooden floor finishes in some residential buildings in Lagos, Nigeria. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 756-65.
Klitgaard, A, Gottlieb, S C and Svidt, K (2021) The researcher as audience and storyteller: challenges and opportunities of impression management in ethnographic studies. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 383–97.
Lützkendorf, T, Fan, W and Lorenz, D (2011) Engaging financial stakeholders: opportunities for a sustainable built environment. Building Research & Information, 39(05), 483–503.
Mohd Zaini, F, Kwong, Q J and Jack, L B (2021) Water efficiency in Malaysian commercial buildings: a green initiative and cost–benefit approach. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 702-19.
Munonye, C (2021) Determining the diurnal variation in comfort temperature in school buildings in the warm and humid climate. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 766-81.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: afternoon; comparison; government primary school; morning; schoolchildren; thermal comfort
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-07-2020-0056
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Purpose: The paper aims to determine the thermal comfort perception of schoolchildren from a warm and humid environment. There is a concern about the effect of high temperature on the health and academic performance of schoolchildren. Design/methodology/approach: Objective and subjective methodological approaches were adopted to collect data during the fieldwork in the selected primary schools. ASHRAE adaptive comfort model was adopted to analyze the data. Findings: The paper provided empirical results about the comfort requirements of schoolchildren from the warm and humid environment. During the occupied school time, the studied schoolchildren were found to tolerate temperatures higher than the upper limit temperature recommended by ASHRAE Standard 55. The paper recommends that the studied children may not need any active ventilator to be thermally comfortable during the occupied school hours Originality/value: The paper found the range of temperatures that schoolchildren from the warm and humid environment can adapt to. The information may be useful to architects, engineers and facility managers.
Nicol, L A (2011) The role of institutional regimes in motivating change for sustainable housing. Building Research & Information, 39(05), 459–72.
Nwajei, U O K (2021) How relational contract theory influence management strategies and project outcomes: a systematic literature review. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 432–57.
Rodríguez-Labajos, L, Thomson, C S and O’Brien, G (2021) Applying constructivist grounded theory in co-production research: a case study exploring its potential and lessons for construction management research. Construction Management and Economics, 39(05), 369–82.
Shang, G, Pheng, L S and Gina, O L T (2021) Understanding the low adoption of prefabrication prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) among SMEs in Singapore: from a change management perspective. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 39(05), 685-701.
Whyte, J and Sexton, M (2011) Motivations for innovation in the built environment: new directions for research. Building Research & Information, 39(05), 473–82.