Designing for Health and Comfort and Cognitive Performance in Schools: What Do We Know?

Riham Ahmed; Dejan Mumovic; Lia Chatzidiakou

doi:10.4324/9781315148366

Designing for Health and Comfort and Cognitive Performance in Schools: What Do We Know?

Riham Ahmed, Dejan Mumovic, Lia Chatzidiakou

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Abstract

This chapter evaluates the strength and consistency of current evidence indicating that there is an association between indoor pollutants and thermal conditions in schools on students’ performance. It examines evidence that air pollution and thermal conditions may have acute and adverse effects on students’ health which can indirectly affect performance, through impaired attendance and discomfort. It discusses three relevant projects: (a) The Effects of Thermal Conditions and Indoor Air Quality on Health, Comfort and Cognitive Performance of Students: A Systematic Review of the Literature, (b) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in London’s Schools, and (c) The Effect of Temperature and Ventilation Rates on Cognitive Performance of Female Students in Hot and Dry Climates. A recent meta-analytic study employed a systematic approach to evaluate the potential relationship between asthma and asthmatic symptoms in children with exposure to traffic-related pollutants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Designing Buildings for the Future of Schooling
Subtitle of host publication	Contemporary Visions for Education
Editors	Hau Ming Tse, Harry Daniels, Andrew Stables, Sarah Cox
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	8
Number of pages	17
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315148366
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315148366
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Nov 2018

Keywords

Built Environment
Education
cognitive performance
health and wellbeing

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10.4324/9781315148366

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Ahmed, R., Mumovic, D., & Chatzidiakou, L. (2018). Designing for Health and Comfort and Cognitive Performance in Schools: What Do We Know? In H. M. Tse, H. Daniels, A. Stables, & S. Cox (Eds.), Designing Buildings for the Future of Schooling: Contemporary Visions for Education (1st ed.). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315148366

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Designing for Health and Comfort and Cognitive Performance in Schools: What Do We Know? / Ahmed, Riham; Mumovic, Dejan; Chatzidiakou, Lia.
Designing Buildings for the Future of Schooling: Contemporary Visions for Education. ed. / Hau Ming Tse; Harry Daniels; Andrew Stables; Sarah Cox. 1st. ed. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.