A Study on Indoor Noise Levels in a Set of School Buildings in Greece utilizing an IoT infrastructure

TL;DR

This paper presents an IoT-based system for monitoring indoor noise levels in Greek school buildings, providing insights into health risks and comfort, and highlighting the importance of systematic noise pollution tracking in educational environments.

Contribution

It introduces an IoT infrastructure for indoor noise monitoring in schools, demonstrating its potential to improve understanding of noise exposure and related health implications.

Findings

IoT sensors effectively captured noise levels inside schools

Data analysis revealed significant noise exposure concerns

Insights can inform health and comfort improvements

Abstract

Monitoring noise pollution in urban areas in a more systematic manner has been gaining traction as a theme among the research community, especially with the rise of smart cities and the IoT. However, although it affects our everyday life in a profound way, monitoring indoor noise levels inside workplaces and public buildings has so far grabbed less of our attention. In this work, we report on noise levels data produced by an IoT infrastructure installed inside 5 school buildings in Greece. Our results indicate that such data can help to produce a more accurate picture of the conditions that students and educators experience every day, and also provide useful insights in terms of health risks and aural comfort.