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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Productivity Benefits of Green Schools.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School buildings--Design and construction--Environmental aspects.

School buildings.

Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.

Sustainable buildings.

Buildings--Environmental engineering.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-174).

ISBN:

9786610742486

9780309180313

0309180317

9781280742484

1280742488

9780309663724

0309663725

OCLC:

122267231