Affiliation:
1. University of Valladolid, Spain
Abstract
The proper functioning of higher education institutions depends on multiple factors. The teaching-learning process is essential, which turns professors and students into leading actors. However, there are many other factors that must be considered. A key element is the quality and comfort of the air (including temperature, degree of humidity, and purity). This aspect is related to two issues of great importance that are energy efficiency and indoor pollution. In this chapter, the authors want to make visible the importance of maintaining adequate air quality and comfort in the buildings of higher education institutions, not only to achieve energy efficiency and consequent cost reduction, but also to improve the well-being and health of the entire university community by reducing, as much as possible, air pollutants in university campus buildings. In addition, the main emerging technologies available to achieve this objective, such as artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things, or edge computing, will be presented together with practical use cases.