Green schools : attributes for health and learning /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Temas:
School buildings > Design and construction > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Constructions > Technique de l'environnement.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Buildings > Environmental engineering
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine derived contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
  • 1 INTRODUCTION 15
  • School Construction and Related Issues, 17
  • A School Building as a System of Systems, 20
  • School Building Performance, 21
  • "Green" Building Movement, 23
  • Green School Guidelines, 24
  • Statement of Task, 26
  • Finding and Recommendations, 26
  • Organization of the Report, 27
  • Note to Readers, 28
  • 2 COMPLEXITY OF THE TASK AND THE COMMITTEE'S 29
  • APPROACH
  • Complexity of the Task, 29
  • The Committee's Approach, 35
  • Findings and Recommendation, 38
  • 3 BUILDING ENVELOPE, MOISTURE MANAGEMENT, 40
  • AND HEALTH
  • Excess Moisture and Health, 42
  • Building Envelope and Moisture Management, 46
  • Solutions/Design Requirements for Moisture Management, 48
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 52
  • Findings and Recommendations, 52
  • 4 INDOOR AIR QUALITY, HEALTH, AND PERFORMANCE 54
  • Pollutant Sources, 55
  • Ventilation, 60
  • Thermal Comfort, 65
  • Perception of Air Quality (Sensory Loads), 66
  • Ventilation System Standards, 71
  • Solutions/Design Requirements for Indoor Air Quality, 72
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 75
  • Findings and Recommendations, 77
  • 5 LIGHTING AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE 80
  • Lighting for Visual Performance, 80
  • Lighting and the Circadian System, 85
  • Solutions/Design Requirements for Visual Performance, 87
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 89
  • Findings and Recommendations, 89
  • 6 ACOUSTICAL QUALITY, STUDENT LEARNING, AND 92
  • TEACHER HEALTH
  • Effects of Excessive Noise, 94
  • Excessive Noise and Student Achievement, 97
  • Excessive Noise and Teachers' Health, 100
  • Solutions/Design Requirements, 101
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 103
  • Findings and Recommendations, 103
  • 7 BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS AND THE SPREAD OF 105
  • INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Modes of Transmission for Respiratory Viruses, 106
  • Measures for Controlling the Spread of Infections in Schools, 110
  • Decontamination of Environmental Surfaces, 112
  • Ventilation and Air Cleaning, 113
  • Findings and Recommendations, 118
  • 8 OVERALL BUILDING CONDITION AND STUDENT 120
  • ACHIEVEMENT
  • Building Condition and Student Achievement, 120
  • School Building Functionality and Student Achievement, 124
  • Limitations of the Current Studies, 126
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 128
  • Finding, 128
  • 9 PROCESSES AND PRACTICES FOR PLANNING AND 129
  • MAINTAINING GREEN SCHOOLS
  • Participatory Planning, 130
  • Building Commissioning: Quality Assurance for Building
  • Performance, 132
  • Monitoring Building Performance Over Time, 136
  • Postoccupancy Evaluation, 138
  • Training for Educators and Support Staff, 139
  • Current Green School Guidelines, 141
  • Findings and Recommendations, 141
  • 10 LINKING GREEN SCHOOLS TO HEALTH AND 143
  • PRODUCTIVITY: RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS
  • Research Methodologies, 145
  • Considerations in Designing Green Schools-Related Research, 147
  • Findings, 152
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY 155
  • APPENDIX: Biographies of Committee Members 175.

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