PROGRESSING PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL DESIGN

Abstract

This article discusses a survey of contemporary practices of sustainable school design. It reveals a trend that relies on technological fixes and outlines barriers to this, primarily related to lack of awareness of benefits, and a limited perception centring on the process of pre-design, design and construction but ignoring the use phase. To overcome the barriers, this article argues that a paradigm shift is required, embracing the creation of sustainable systems through a holistic approach to education, so that design operates and interacts with other disciplines. The suggestions provided could also be used to improve sustainable architectural practices in general.

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): jgrb

Title: Journal of Green Building

Publisher: College Publishing

ISSN (Print): 1552-6100

ISSN (Electronic): 1943-4618

ISSN Active: 1943-4618

Publication date (Print): Spring 2010

Volume: 5

Issue: 2

Pages: 147-157

Author notes

¹Faculty of Architecture, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, email: santc@ 123456nu.ac.th .

²School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, email: brenda.vale@ 123456vuw.ac.nz .

Article

Publisher ID: jgb.5.2.147

DOI: 10.3992/jgb.5.2.147

Copyright statement: ©2010 by College Publishing. All rights reserved.

License:

Volumes 1-7 of JOGB are open access and do not require permission for use, though proper citation should be given. To view the licenses, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Pages: 11

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Categories

Subject: RESEARCH ARTICLES