CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AND DYNAMICS IN NEWLY BUILT SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND

This paper describes a series of field measurements investigating the ventilation rates and indoor airquality in four newly built secondary schools in England. In these schools each with a differentventilation strategy - measurements and calculations were performed to determine the variation inventilation rates during the school day. All the schools were assessed for compliance with the recentlyadopted Building Bulletin 101 which defines the set of criteria in relation to the ventilation rates andindoor air quality in new school buildings. The results clearly suggest an immediate need for moreresearch in school design with attention to indoor air quality and ventilation.