Measuring indoor air quality performance in Malaysian government kindergarten
Children require good indoor environment since indoor air quality (IAQ) is very important for their growth and wellbeing. Studies around the world have found that indoor air quality affected these sensitive groups more compared to adults. In IAQ of kindergarten buildings especially in Malaysia is...
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Penerbit UKM
2011
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3534/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3534/ |
| Summary: | Children require good indoor environment since indoor air quality (IAQ) is very important
for their growth and wellbeing. Studies around the world have found that indoor air quality
affected these sensitive groups more compared to adults. In IAQ of kindergarten buildings
especially in Malaysia is unknown as research on this matter is limited. The failure to
identify and establish IAQ status can increase the chance of long-term and short-term
health problems. Therefore, the IAQ of two government kindergartens in Malaysia was
studied in this research. In these studies, all factors were considered including
temperature, relative humidity (RH), airflow rate and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2),
nitrogen dioxide (NO2), formaldehyde and volatile organic compound (VOC). One case
study is located in the rural area of Rembau, Negeri Sembilan and the other one is
located in the city centre area of Kuala Lumpur. Measurements were taken continuously
in a period of three daysin order to establish the IAQ pattern. Furthermore, a comparison
with an established benchmark was conducted to identify rooms for improvement. It is
anticipated that findings from this research would provide some advancement towards
improving existing Malaysian policies and standards. This research could also spur other
research activities concerning IAQ. |
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