In the article “What You Need to Know about Humidity in the Classroom”, an admin in Abate & Insulate (2017) expressed the importance of regulating humidity levels in a classroom setting and the effects that may bring due to negligence of controlling humidity levels or poor facility management. The author mentioned that although air conditioning are installed to tackle the heat, complications regarding ventilation and humidity control in schools still lingers. The writer also stated the need to achieve an optimal humidity level in schools or classrooms, which is around 30-50%, as any discrepancies outside of the range would be detrimental in terms of health of students and teachers, academic success of students and the structural integrity of the building.
In a classroom environment whereby the humidity level is below 30%, there is a lack of moisture in the air. When the dry air touches the skin of occupants in the room, their skin, eyes, throat and mucous membranes will then feel dry and itchy, causing them to feel uncomfortable and distracted from the learning in class. Not only that, there would be an up rise of bacteria and virus growth such as measles and influenza, due to the low humidity levels.
On the other hand, whereby the humidity level is above 50%, there is an excess of moisture in the air. When air in the room is too moist, occupants would either feel too cold if the temperature is low or sticky when the temperature is high. The surplus water particles in the air also encourages bacteria, mould, fungus and dust mites. In turn, when occupants inhale the humid air, it would trigger asthma symptoms, illnesses or allergic reactions. Additionally, the formation of water vapour inside windows, on ceilings and walls of classrooms due to condensation would deteriorate the lifespan of the building.
Overall, there is a need to regulate and control the humidity level in a classroom to create an ideal environment that encourages effective learning and studying. By doing so, it eliminates the need for concern over health related issues. After all, students should be focusing on their studies and not worry about the poor air quality.
Admin. (2017, December 11). What You Need to Know about Humidity in the Classroom. Retrieved from https://www.abateandinsulate.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-humidity-in-the-classroom
Thanks very much, Joel for sharing this detailed summary of an article from a corporate webpage. It has lots of useful info, and your accont is fluent. However, since one of the requirements of our annotated summary is a written connection between the info in the summary and one's own research project, you seem to have left that bit out. It's the 'assess' and 'reflect' sections of the summary mentioned on the page we referenced when we dicussed this in class: https://researchguides.njit.edu/c.php?g=671638&p=4727422
You might remember the example I shared in class is here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zzddSbctpAPkq9D6aJEXph8Qwl9FVwue
In any case, I really appreciate your hard work. I'll give more specific feedback in class.