Impact of ventilation modes on carbon dioxide concentration levels in Kuwait classrooms

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 540-549

  Al Rashidi, Khaled ^a   Loveday, Dennis ^a   Al Mutawa, Nawaf ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide in classrooms; Classroom ventilation modes; Elementary grade school children; Energy performance; Kuwait schools

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CLASSROOM VENTILATION MODES; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ELEMENTARY GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FIELD STUDIES; FRESH AIR; KUWAIT SCHOOLS; LOWER AVERAGE; MINISTRY OF EDUCATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; VENTILATION MODE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VENTILATION;

SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EID: 84857048828     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.030     Document Type: Article

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