Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
20th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, Athens, Yunanistan, 26 - 27 Ekim 2020, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.236-237, (Özet Bildiri)
Indoor Environmental Quality is one of the important public health issues. People always seek a higher comfort level in order to be healthy, more productive, have a better quality of life and experience fever problems caused by buildings indoor air quality may negatively affect the people's health and ability to work and to learn. Environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity or illumination level define the ambient status of the indoor environment, but not the comfort level. The aim of this study was to measure physical, mechanical and environmental factors influencing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and thermal comfort (TCom) in indoor and outdoor environment that are qualified differently in a university building; and to evaluate relationships among these parameters. For this aim, comprehensive sampling was conducted during two education periods, in spring and fall. In order to represent the building, total of 21 indoor and outdoor stations were selected as offices (4), classrooms (2), corridors (2), common indoor areas (5), personal indoor areas (2), sports areas (2), and outdoor areas (4). The mechanical calculations were computed for the area and volume of stations, and furniture and other interior building components were noted. Then, physical and biological parameters determining the thermal comfort was measured in-situ at indoor and outdoor stations. Calculations of these comfort parameters (temperature, relative humidity, noise, light), and culturable bioaerosols (bacteria and fungi concentration) were performed in university building, including special stations like swimming pool and fitness centre.
The results indicated that the measured environmental parameters were significantly correlated with each other. Additionally, working people’s perceptions of the level of thermal discomfort supporting results of factors like air temperature, humidity and, air velocity. The results, both of determined and calculated, have helped to identify and quantify the relative role of factors contributing to sick building syndrome depending on IEQ and TCom. The data collected in this study may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of current building operation practices, also to prioritize the allocation of resources for reduction of risk associated with IEQ and TCom complaints.