PENGKONDISIAN TERMAL PADA BANGUNAN SEKOLAH DI INDONESIA

Abstract

This study is a literature review based on a number of empirical studies on the thermal conditions of elementary, junior high and high school schools, especially in Indonesia. School buildings in tropical climates are generally not specifically designed for thermal comfort. So far, school buildings have only focused on the principle of fulfilling functional needs even though thermal comfort is needed by students. On average, school students in tropical climates have a high thermal tolerance between 1ºC to 12ºC or above the standard thermal measurement (24ºC-26ºC). However, most students still expressed a hot thermal sensation and still hoped that the room temperature could be lowered. For this reason, school buildings certainly need a thermal control strategy which will also be discussed in this paper.