Green schools : 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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.68
• Soggetto topico: School buildings - Design and construction - Environmental aspects; Sustainable buildings - Design and construction; Buildings - Environmental engineering
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: Evidence has accumulated that shows that the quality of indoor environments can affect the health and productivity of adults and children. One consequence is that a movement has emerged to promote the design of schools that have fewer adverse environmental effects. To examine the potential of such design for improving education, several private organizations asked the NRC to review and assess the health and productivity benefits of green schools. This report provides an analysis of the complexity of making such a determination; and an assessment of the potential human health and performance benefits of improvements in the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustical quality. The report also presents an assessment of the overall building condition and student achievement, and offers an analysis of and recommendations for planning and maintaining green schools including research considerations.
• Titolo autorizzato: Green schools
• ISBN: 9786610742486; 9780309180313; 0309180317; 9781280742484; 1280742488; 9780309663724; 0309663725
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960702903321
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