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ABSTRACT

Ventilation in schools has a direct relation to health and performance of pupils and thus is very important. The present situation of school ventilation in the Netherlands is presented which is rather poor: there were a lot of insufficient situations found. Different aspects of the problems were studied to find new solutions. The design of a new and better functioning ventilation system for schools is a complex process. Design methodology helps the designer to give structure to the design tasks and solutions. The design process should not only lead to a solution, but also give insight in the reasoning about the design problems and the solutions itself. The decisions made during the design process should become clear and reproducible for other designers and disciplines. This simulates the multidisciplinary exchange of ideas and concepts.

A new Integral Design approach was developed to design adequate solutions for ventilation of school buildings. The design procedure and a first design result are described.