School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . erature. It is needlessto say that overheating means merely fuel wasteand discomfort, while chilliness means possiblesickness. The temperature to be maintained for class-rooms varies in different portions of the the sea coast or in a humid climate 68 de-grees Fahrenheit is a good temperature for schoolchildren. The rules of the English Board ofEducation (Act 1902) requires that an eventemperature of from 54 degrees to 60 degreesshould be maintained. With proper humidityand ventilation schools in
School architecture; a handy manual for the use of architects and school authorities . erature. It is needlessto say that overheating means merely fuel wasteand discomfort, while chilliness means possiblesickness. The temperature to be maintained for class-rooms varies in different portions of the the sea coast or in a humid climate 68 de-grees Fahrenheit is a good temperature for schoolchildren. The rules of the English Board ofEducation (Act 1902) requires that an eventemperature of from 54 degrees to 60 degreesshould be maintained. With proper humidityand ventilation schools in the United States canon an average be kept uniformly at 70 degrees. Temperature Regulation.—Every school-house equipped with a heating system either ofsteam, hot water or hot air should be suppliedwith automatic temperature regulation. Schoolauthorities who have given the subject no at-tention, frequently confound temperature regu-lation with ventilation. The latter deals with thesupply of fresh air, while the former controls thetemperature and prevents the rooms in a school 143. 144 Heating and Ventilation from becoming too hot or too cold. The ad-vantages derived in temperature control or regu-lation are two fold. First, by holding the temperature in a school-house at, say 70 degrees, all waste of fuel is pre-vented and consequently a considerable savingin money is effected. Thousands of dollars havebeen wasted in a single schoolhouse by over-heating it and securing a cooler temperature byopening the windows. Every particle of excessheat which goes out of the window is an actualwaste of the public funds. If the outdoor tem-perature is 30 degrees it will require 40 degreesof heat to bring the schoolroom temperature upto 70 degrees. If, however, the outdoor tem-perature is 50 degrees only 20 degrees of heatare required to ensure the comfort of the school-room. A reliable system of temperature controlwill furnish the exact amount of heat requiredand avoid all excess consumpti
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