Investigating the Effect of Different Thermal Conditions in Educational Buildings with the Approach of Reducing Energy Consumption and Improving Students' Cognitive Performance (A Sample Study of Architecture Students of Ilam Universities)

Subject Areas : Urban Management Studies

Hamed Ahmadi ¹ , Mojtaba noorllahi ² , mohmmadreza Soleimani ³ , Ehsan Bitaraf ⁴

1 - PhD student of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran West Branch000
2 - Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
3 - Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Architecture, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-07-13 Accepted : 2023-08-21 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: Thermal Comfort, cognitive function, indoor space, university,

Abstract :

Introduction and Purpose:  Most of the work and activities of human life are done in indoor spaces, so indoor space is very important for humans. Based on this, in recent years, a lot of attention has been paid to indoor air quality by designers, managers and researchers. Since indoor air quality can affect human health and performance, paying attention to this issue in different dimensions such as indoor air quality and thermal comfort can be very important.Method: In this research, the performance of people will be investigated and compared in the range of thermal comfort of people and the recommended range of Ashri standard. To investigate the performance of people in different areas, 220 architecture students of Ilam universities were selected and participated in this study by systematic random sampling. The state of thermal comfort and cognitive functions of people were evaluated after measuring environmental factors through questionnaires and standard cognitive functions software.Findings: The results showed that the thermal comfort limit of people has a wider range than the Ashri standard and choosing this range instead of the standard ranges can have a significant impact on energy consumption.Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it was found that if people feel comfortable, even if they are not within the recommended thermal comfort limits of valid standards, their performance is not affected, and sometimes people are in out-of-bounds conditions. Suggested standards have better performance. Using the results of this research, in addition to increasing people's performance, can reduce energy consumption. 

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