ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Built Environ.
Sec. Indoor Environment
Monitoring Microclimatic Conditions in Classrooms of Various School Types. A Slovak Case Study (Original Research Articles)
Provisionally accepted
- 1Univerzita Konstantina Filozofa v Nitre, Nitra, Slovakia
- 2Zilinska univerzita v Ziline Fakulta bezpecnostneho inzinierstva, Žilina, Slovakia
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Schools operate in existing buildings owned by cities and municipalities, encompassing various building types. This paper presents results of microclimatic measurements in selected classrooms located in two distinct building types: a 19th century manor house and a school building from the 1960s. The measured parameters were temperature, relative humidity (RH), and CO₂ concentration. The position of the measuring device within the room did not appreciably influence the recorded values. Simultaneously, a strong effect of natural ventilation on CO₂ concentration was demonstrated. Building type did not materially affect the observed parameters. Notably, CO₂ concentrations during lessons exceeded the recommended limit of 1,000 ppm and did not decrease to ambient outdoor levels.
Keywords: classroom, temperature, relative humidity, CO2 concentration, School
Received: 12 Aug 2025; Accepted: 17 Nov 2025.
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* Correspondence: Iveta - Markova, iveta.markova@uniza.sk
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