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Table 1: Minimum temperatures in schools
Areas	Temperature
Areas where there is a lower than normal level of physical activity because of sickness or physical disability including sick rooms and isolation rooms but not other sleeping accommodation	21°C
Areas where there is the normal level of physical activity associated with teaching, private study or examinations	18°C
Areas where there is a higher than normal level of physical activity (for example arising out of physical education) and washrooms, sleeping accommodation and circulation spaces.	15°C

Table 2: How required heat output varies with insulation levels
	Watts/m3
Insulation	Room temp 20°C	Room temp 24°C
Excellent	45	55
Good	65	75
Average	85	95
Poor	100	115