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Item THERMAL COMFORT INVESTIGATION AND RETROFITTING STRATEGIES OF AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING(2022-03-01) Ghazi, Sanarya; TURHAN, CihanIn terms of global sustainable development, buildings are one of the largest energy consumers. Although technology advancements actively assist in constructing environmentally friendly buildings, current structures still consume a large amount of energy. Thus, we shall investigate educational facilities, one of the essential architectural types. It is vital to establish high-quality school structures to give a high-quality education to future generations. While numerous factors influence the building, thermal comfort significantly impacts the pupils. The pleasure a person feels in their thermal environment is thermal comfort. A suitable temperature environment aids physical and mental well-being. This study considers these aspects and attempts to evaluate the possibility of improving thermal comfort in educational buildings by making minor changes to the architecture rather than reconstructing them. At Atilim University in Ankara, Turkey, Design-Builder Software assessed an existing building model. The simulation was then run on the building's adjusted cases, totally seven retrofitting cases. Changing the window and frame types, as well as installing a Trombe wall, are some of the retrofitting options. In addition, the insulation material was replaced with three different materials in each case. A solar collector was added, the set temperature and airtightness were changed, and the light systems were changed to the led type. The Design-Builder ran the model for annual energy usage and recorded the result considering the building's modification. We conducted a comparative examination of the cases. The most compelling case for student thermal comfort was the use of Rockwool insulating material, which reduced student discomfort hours by 17% and was also the most effective for lowering CO2 emissions and energy consumption, none of the instances affected airtightness. Furthermore, using a solar collector was the most expensive choice.