GLRPPR Sector Resource: High-Performance School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide: Beyond Green
Title:
High-Performance School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide: Beyond Green
Abstract:
This nationally vetted and easy-to-read guidebook describes the characteristics and benefits of high-performance school buildings and details the process to help school planners ask the right questions of their design professionals to ensure the best school design possible. Written primarily for those who make decisions about the design and construction of K-12 schools, the 96-page Guide is useful for community leaders, parents, teachers, architects and engineers, and anyone else advocating for school buildings that are cost-effective, sustainable, and healthy and productive for students, teachers, and staff. The third edition includes an introductory foreword; a special focus about accessibility in K-12 schools; a Beyond Green case study of Radnor Middle School, Wayne, Pa.; and seven key project objectivescost effectiveness, accessibility, productivity and health, historic preservation, safety and security, functionality and aesthetics. Publisher: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Washington, D.C. Author: Deanne Evans, FAIA. Price: $55 (U.S.).
URL:
http://www.sbicouncil.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=115
Source:
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Resource Type:
Manual/handbook/curriculum
Date of Publication:
April 2008
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