قیاس مؤشرات جودة البیئة الداخلیة لفصول مدرسیة بمحافظة جدة
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[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Alama, Areej MohammedSohaib
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Sabbagh, Mostafa
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Dar AL-Hekma University
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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166
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.S.
Body granting the degree
Dar AL-Hekma University
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2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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It is well established in the literature that school indoor environment quality (IEQ) can contribute to students' physical and psychological wellbeing and can affect their academic performance and their life quality. On this account, many studies have been globally conducted to test IEQ in schools and assess their performance. However, on the national front in Saudi Arabia, few studies have taken this examination into consideration; that is un-proportional to the significantly large young population and large number of school buildings in existence and in the pipeline. With that being said, the rise of significant initiatives, such as Tatweer Building Company (TBC), supported by the Saudi Vision of 2030, have led to improvements in the physical conditions of school buildings and the development of new-pilot school models with enhanced design criteria. The aim of this study is to assess the indoor environmental conditions of female classrooms in conventional public schools and Tatweer-pilot schools in the city of Jeddah, identify areas of improvement, and point-out deficiencies. The results have been compared against national studies and international IEQ standards. A case study approach is adopted with the focus on conducting objective site measurements of the physical environmental parameters of (N=16) classrooms in four female secondary public schools in the urban northern part of Jeddah city. Results reveal that all selected classrooms, including Tatweer- pilot school, recorded mean CO2 concentrations exceeding the recommended guideline by ASHRAE (1000 ppm). Thermal air temperature in classrooms is generally within the recommended comfort zone, but extreme measures in few classrooms (in conventional schools A and B) exceed the permissible range by ASHRAE (23 to 26 °C). The contrast of daylight distribution in Tatweer- pilot school is higher than in the conventional school B. The provision of practical guidance would assist in maintaining a healthy indoor educational environment for students to thrive and achieve. Also, enforcing the importance of IEQ in schools through engaging students and school administration is essential to raise awareness and implementing more-efficient behavioral patterns.