Hygiena 2018, 63(1):18-21 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1581

Ventilation in schools

Oľga Šušoliaková, Zuzana Mathauserová

Státní zdravotní ústav, Centrum hygieny práce a pracovního lékařství, Národní referenční laboratoř pro prašnost a mikroklima v pracovním prostředí, Praha

The quality of the indoor environment is an important factor affecting health, well-being and performance in children, adolescents and adults. The general population spends most of its time indoors and children and pupils are exposed to the effects of indoor factors in school and educational facilities. From a technical viewpoint large investments are made to decrease the energy requirements of school buildings in terms of improving air-tighteness, thus limiting natural ventilation with no alternative provision for ensuring adequate air exchange. This leads to a number of non-specific complaints such as daytime fatigue, eye irritation, poor concentration, sleep disorders etc. This issue, as discussed by the professional and general public, boils down to the basic question of how to ensure adequate ventilation. Although the requirements for ensuring a healthy indoor environment (and hence ventilation) are goverened by public health regulations their execution poses a number of problems.

Keywords: indoor air quality, ventilation of buildings, school

Published: April 30, 2018  Show citation