Assessment of the Indoor Environment Quality in UM6P Classrooms

Abstract

The present study is the result of a global study conducted by the students of the Master Program "Green Building Engineering and Energy Efficiency" at the School of Architecture Design and Planning (SAP+D) of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir, Morocco. The study is a hands-on experience that allows the master’s students to learn by doing about the concepts of the indoor environment quality, in addition to the classroom training. The objective of the study is to assess the indoor environment quality of selected classrooms in different buildings of the UM6P campus. To this end, seven classrooms were monitored by means of sensors that measure all the IEQ parameters including thermal, acoustic, and lighting. In addition, the occupants of these classrooms were asked to fill out a survey based on a questionnaire. In this paper, we report a sample of the results of this study relative to one classroom. The analysis of these results reveals that students' thermal perceptions differed because they were divided into three vote categories: neutral, feeling slightly hot, and feeling slightly cold. Based on the survey analysis, the percentage of each category varied during each session. The obtained results were later compared with the thermal comfort model, and the two approaches showed a good match in terms of describing the overall satisfaction of the occupants.