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Assessment Framework for IEQ of Classrooms in Basic Schools in Ghana-Review of Data Collection Methods
Ms. Adwoa Difie Ampadu-Asiamah
Prof. Samuel Amos-Abanyie
Prof. Daniel Yaw Addai Duah
Abstract
An Indoor Environmental quality assessment framework goes through a number of processes including defining all features of the entity being studied, Review of literature, Data Collection and Analyses and Validation of developed framework. The data collection aspect of the framework encompasses activities that need to be identified and established in the development of an assessment framework for basic schools in Ghana.
The Assessment of IEQ in classroom of basic schools has been undertaken by many researchers. Standards provided by international bodies such as ASHRAE, WHO, European Union, USEPA have spelt out how specific IEQ parameters must be measured. This review identifies the various data collection methods that have been used in assessing IEQ in buildings, (especially school buildings) with focus on classrooms and establishes data collection methodology that can be used in an assessment framework for IEQ in classrooms in basic schools in Ghana.
