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International Conference | Bari - Lecce, Italy Session IX ANALYSIS OF THERMAL AND VISUAL COMFORT IN RENOVATED SCHOOL CLASSROOMS Hasim Altan1, Jitka Mohelnikova2 & Pavla Mocova2 1 Sustainable Design of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering & IT, British University in Dubai, Dubai, UAE, [email protected] 2 Institute of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic, [email protected] Abstract Nowadays, energy efficiency in buildings is a prime objective for energy policies at regional, national, and international levels. Existing buildings have a massive potential for energy savings, and old school buildings have been a particular concern when aiming towards energy renovations. Energy renovation of school buildings is therefore a vital task, which would not only take into consideration the indoor climate comfort, but also to provide emphasis on the energy saving potentials and guidelines for the future school designs. For an energy efficient renovation of educational buildings, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has already provided sufficient knowledgebase and information on retrofit technologies, energy saving approaches, and ventilation strategies. In this paper, the study focuses on thermal performance and daylight evaluation of classroom environments in an existing school building in central Europe, by using computer simulation method to carry out analysis of the optimized renovation concept within its locality and again for the specified climatic conditions. The findings of this study have shown potentials for optimized renovation concepts of school classrooms for energy efficiency and indoor environments concerning both thermal and visual comfort. Keywords Thermal Evaluation, Daylighting, School Buildings, Energy Renovation, Central Europe. 713