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I am modeling a 2nd-Grade Classroom with 33 students. I have input 33 as the People Definition in OpenStudio, but the hourly temperatures I am getting are much higher than my measured data. Subsequently, when I set the occupants number to 16, I get values closer to my measured temperatures. Is there a rule or a fraction to multiply occupant loads when they are children and have lower metabolic rates? Additionally, could this be a problem with metabolic rates? I'd appreciate any clarification for this.

I am modeling a 2nd-Grade Classroom with 33 students. I have input 33 as the People Definition in OpenStudio, but the hourly temperatures I am getting are much higher than my measured data. Subsequently, when I set the occupants number to 16, I get values closer to my measured temperatures. Is there a rule or a fraction to multiply occupant loads when they are children and have lower metabolic rates? Additionally, could this be a problem with metabolic rates? I'd appreciate any clarification for this.