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December 19, 2024
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Evaluation of CO2 and TVOC concentration in a school in Palma during the month of June

Publicated to: BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION. 53 (1-2): 95-119 - 2025-02-17 53(1-2), DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2024.2374355

Authors:

Llabrés-Morey, MA; Hormigos-Jimenez, S; Merino, MD
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Affiliations

Univ Illes Balears, Architecton Construct Ind Engn & Construct Dept - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Edificac UPM, Dept Construcc Arquitecton & control, TEMA Res Grp - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Technol Innovat Bldg - Author
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Abstract

In the context of a warmer climate, one of the population sectors most affected are children. Therefore, it is important to consider the study of school buildings since children invest there about 30% of their time. In schools, human activities (CO2) are the main sources of pollution, along with the emissions of construction materials and cleaning products (TVOC). Additionally, reaching good indoor air quality should not be to the detriment of adequate thermal comfort. This work aims to make a comparison between different classrooms of a school in Palma (Mallorca, Spain) by assessing the values of relative humidity, temperature, TVOC and CO2 concentration during the month of June, the warmest month. This study aims to contribute to the field with the achieved outcomes. It is observed that CO2 increases until it exceeds the limit levels, established by current policies, up to 54% of the time during school time. TVOC concentration also exceeds the limit, up to 65% of the time. On the other hand, indoor temperature is above the comfort range between 75 and 100% of the time, being higher than the outdoor temperature. The relative humidity is mainly within comfortable values.
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Keywords

Air qualityAtmospheric temperatureBuilding materialsCarbon dioxideCarbon-dioxide concentrationClassroomsCleaning productsCo2Co<sub>2</sub>HealthHuman activitiesIndoor air pollutionIndoor air qualityIndoor air quality (iaq)Indoor air-qualityMallorcaMaterial productsMediterranean climateMediterranean climatesSchoolTvocVentilationWarm climates

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Building and Construction.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-11:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-11:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 9 (PlumX).
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Llabrés-Morey, MA) and Last Author (RIO MERINO, MERCEDES DEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Llabrés-Morey, MA.

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