How using smart buildings technology can improve indoor environmental quality in educational buildings

Maria Teresa Martinez Lozano, Miriam Janeth Duarte, Ana Cristina García Luna Romero

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Abstract

An educational building must integrate smart building strategies to ensure indoor environmental quality. Thermal, acoustic, visual comfort and indoor air quality are to be considered, otherwise they can develop the sick building syndrome. Smart buildings solve this potential problem by providing a highly efficient living ambience that includes safety, comfort and a good quality of living/learning/working experience, that helps the users achieve their best possible performance. These buildings should integrate advanced technologies such as automated systems and the implementation of architectural skins, well and functional designed spaces and architectural features that act as active bioclimatic solutions. The following is a case study of an architectural project for an elementary and junior high school academic campus in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico that has to deal with the extreme climate conditions of the location, while applying the best alternative and bioclimatic strategies through the implementation of inmotics, a responsive architectural skin, sustainable construction systems and native vegetation. In doing so, a comprehensive environmentally friendly building is created, taking advantage of the surrounding natural conditions, using the latest environmentally oriented systems and technologies. The result is a healthy, safe, and productive space for its users that greatly benefits the teaching-learning process.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSHS Web of Conferences. The 3rd ETLTC International Conference on Information and Communications Technology (ETLTC2021)
Pages03003
Number of pages10
Volume102
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Publication series

NameSHS Web of Conferences. The 3rd ETLTC International Conference on Information and Communications Technology (ETLTC2021)
Volume102
ISSN (Electronic)2261-2424

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