TOKYO, Japan — Pupils are wilting in ageing school buildings in Japan because poor insulation is canceling out the effect of air conditioning, leading to drowsy kids and testy teachers.
But it also means higher electricity bills and more carbon emissions in a country that campaigners say is behind on making buildings more energy efficient.'Children are often banned from playing outside, while teachers frantically ask them to drink water from morning to afternoon,' said Tokyo elementary school teacher Yuriko Takahashi.'Even when they can have a physical education class outside, they have to come back to a classroom that is so hot...
The problem now is that ACs installed are not working because of it.'Tokyo's Katsushika ward, which has 73 elementary and middle schools, has renovated a few classrooms at two schools so far, adding extra insulation in the ceiling and walls, as well as installing heat exchanger devices to cool down classes.In those classrooms, the AC now cuts the temperature from 32C to 27C in 45 minutes, compared to 100 minutes before, and uses less than half the energy, the ward says.
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