Indoor Environment Quality in Primary School Building by Occupancy Perspective: Case Study in Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima

Abstract

The basic of a good building concept is suitable functions for activities. Occupancies have the efficiently of comfort and safety for work. The primary school buildings are important buildings for children because they promote learning efficiency. The post-occupancy evaluation is a method to study the current condition of the building, as well as, the environmental quality in building. The data obtained from the assessment reflects the issues and problems from the perspective of occupancy. It is helpful for a design consideration that facilitates living and working. This research presents the results of the school building environmental quality study by building users, that are (1) upper primary school students, (2) K-6 teacher representatives, and (3) school administrators. A total of 540 students in 18 model schools in Nakhon Ratchasima province.  The results of the study showed that the use of school buildings is affected by various aspects to users, including air, lighting, building physicality, and space use. Suggested elements that should be improved the most are: the use of green space in school ; utilization of green spaces in school buildings ; classrooms and noise prevention from outside school buildings. In conclusion, this study presents design considerations to increase environmental quality for school building users. and examples of classroom assessment forms that can be applied to similar types of school buildings.