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To study the performance of different solutions for retrofit of classroom ventilation, an intervention study was carried out in an elementary school located in a temperate climate north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Three classrooms were retrofitted with four different ventilation solutions, which were:

- a decentralized, mechanical ventilation system
- a system allowing automatic window opening
- a system allowing automatic window opening assisted by an exhaust fan
- a system allowing automatic window opening supported by heat recovery units

In a separate classroom that was not retrofitted with a dedicated ventilation system, the intervention was to let teachers and pupils use a device providing visual feedback on the CO₂ concentration in the classroom, informing them when the windows should be opened. All solutions were compared with a reference classroom in which pupils and teachers manually had to open windows, as was the only means of ventilation in all the studied classrooms prior to any intervention.

Product Details

Published: 2018 Number of Pages: 187Units of Measure:SIFile Size: 1 file , 9 MB Product Code(s): D-RP-1624