INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN HIGHER SCHOOLS. SURVEY ON SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF THERMAL COMFORT

Valentina Zochinova; Mihaela Ivanova; Tsvetelina Shalamanova; Veselin Naydenov; Venelin Pavlov

Scientific paper ID 2680 : 2025/4

INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN HIGHER SCHOOLS. SURVEY ON SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION OF THERMAL COMFORT

Valentina Zochinova, Mihaela Ivanova, Tsvetelina Shalamanova, Veselin Naydenov, Venelin Pavlov

Thermal comfort significantly affects the concentration and performance of students in educational environments. Research shows that optimal temperature conditions improve the ability of students to focus and perform well academically, while discomfort due to temperature extremes can hinder these abilities. This relationship is particularly evident in environments where students spend extended periods of time, such as university lecture halls and school classrooms. The report examines in detail the effects of thermal comfort on student concentration and performance.

For accurate characterization of the thermal environment, standards such as ISO-7730, EN 16798-1 (repealed BDS EN 15251) and ANSI/ASHRAE 55 are used as reference documents for standardization and definition of limit values of microclimate components [1,2,3].

A review of the results in the scientific literature, from studies conducted on healthy adults in public buildings around the world, shows that the study of thermal comfort mainly uses data collected by architects and engineers on the design and functionality of educational and public buildings and does not focus on the individual characteristics of children and young people (metabolism, etc.) inhabiting work spaces/classrooms.

The report aims to present the results of a pilot survey on the subjective perception of thermal comfort among students.

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Микроклимат топлинен комфорт концентрацияMicroclimate thermal comfort concentrationValentina Zochinova Mihaela Ivanova Tsvetelina Shalamanova Veselin Naydenov Venelin Pavlov

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