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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782040503321

Titolo

Green schools [[electronic resource] ] : attributes for health and learning / / Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools, Board on Infrastructure and Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-18031-7

1-280-74248-8

9786610742486

0-309-66372-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

371.68

Soggetti

School buildings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Buildings - Environmental engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-174).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Complexity of the Task and the Committee's Approach""; ""3 Building Envelope, Moisture Management, and Health""; ""4 Indoor Air Quality, Health, and Performance""; ""5 Lighting and Human Performance""; ""6 Acoustical Quality, Student Learning, and Teacher Health""; ""7 Building Characteristics and the Spread of Infectious Diseases""; ""8 Overall Building Condition and Student Achievement""; ""9 Processes and Practices for Planning and Maintaining Green Schools""

""10 Linking Green Schools to Health and Productivity: Research Considerations""""Bibliography""; ""Appendix: Biographies of Committee Members""