Intelligent solutions for sustainable facilities management of highly energy-efficient school buildings

2014 ◽  
pp. 417-423
Author(s):  
A Junghans
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
School Buildings

A multi-criteria approach to affordable energy-efficient retrofit of primary school buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 115046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazanin Moazzen ◽  
Touraj Ashrafian ◽  
Zerrin Yilmaz ◽  
Mustafa Erkan Karagüler
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
School Buildings

ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVE ENERGY RETROFIT STRATEGIES AND RELATED IMPACT ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Hu
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
High Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Educational Buildings ◽  
K 12

1.0. INTRODUCTION In the United States, K–12 school buildings spend more than $8 billion each year on energy—more than they spend on computers and textbooks combined [1]. Most occupied older buildings demonstrate poor operational performance—for instance, more than 30 percent of schools were built before 1960, and 53 percent of public schools need to spend money on repairs, renovations, and modernization to ensure that the schools' onsite buildings are in good overall condition. And among public schools with permanent buildings, the environmental factors in the permanent buildings have been rated as unsatisfactory or very unsatisfactory in 5 to 17 percent of them [2]. Indoor environment quality (IEQ) is one of the core issues addressed in the majority of sustainable building certification and design guidelines. Children spend a significant amount of time indoors in a school environment. And poor IEA can lead to sickness and absenteeism from school and eventually cause a decrease in student performance [3]. Different building types and their IEQ characteristics can be partly attributed to building age and construction materials. [4] Improving the energy performance of school buildings could result in the direct benefit of reduced utility costs and improving the indoor quality could improve the students' learning environment. Research also suggests that aging school facilities and inefficient equipment have a detrimental effect on academic performance that can be reversed when schools are upgraded. [5] Several studies have linked better lighting, thermal comfort, and air quality to higher test scores. [6, 7, 8] Another benefit of improving the energy efficiency of education buildings is the potential increase in market value through recognition of green building practice and labeling, such as that of a LEED or net zero energy building. In addition, because of their educational function, high-performance or energy-efficient buildings are particularly valuable for institution clients and local government. More and more high-performance buildings, net zero energy buildings, and positive energy buildings serve as living laboratories for educational purposes. Currently, educational/institutional buildings represent the largest portion of NZE (net zero energy) projects. Educational buildings comprise 36 percent of net zero buildings according to a 2014 National New Building Institute report. Of the 58 net zero energy educational buildings, 32 are used for kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12), 21 for higher education, and 5 for general education. [9] Finally, because educational buildings account for the third largest amount of building floor space in the United States, super energy-efficient educational buildings could provide other societal and economic benefits beyond the direct energy cost savings for three reasons: 1) educational buildings offer high visibility that can influence community members and the next generation of citizens, 2) success stories of the use of public funds that returns lower operating costs and healthier student learning environments provide documentation that can be used by others, and 3) this sector offers national and regional forums and associations to facilitate the transfer of best design and operational practices.

Energy efficient building strategies for school buildings in Oman

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.H. Zurigat ◽  
H. Al-Hinai ◽  
B.A. Jubran ◽  
Y.S. Al-Masoudi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Energy Efficient Building

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ON WORKING BEHAVIOR OF TEACHERS

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-yung Leung ◽  
John K.W. Chan ◽  
Zhaohong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
School Facilities ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Traditional School ◽  
Questionnaire Surveys ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
New Millennium

From 1998–99 to 2003–04, the Hong Kong government increased investment in education by 20%. A number of primary schools have been rehoused in new millennium school buildings that have innovative facilities as well as a new design quite different from the design of traditional school buildings. However, whether the money was spent appropriately and cost‐effectively as a way of improving education in Hong Kong remains a debatable point. To investigate the facilities management (FM) of new millennium primary schools, a study was conducted of teachers who had worked in old traditional school buildings and then moved to new millennium school buildings. Since staff rooms are the major working areas for teachers, the study focused on the levels of satisfaction with the performance of FM in the staff rooms of primary schools and on the working behavior of primary teachers. Two questionnaire surveys were conducted of 113 teachers who had worked in both types of school buildings. Independent‐sample T‐tests were employed to evaluate the quantitative data that was collected from the teachers at the two stages in order to investigate the enhancement of FM in millennium school staff rooms and its impact on the working behavior of teachers. The results showed that FM in the staff rooms of the new millennium schools in Hong Kong was remarkably different from FM in the old schools. However, the teachers did not consider that their working behavior were significantly better in the millennium schools. The governmental investment is considered a success to a certain extent, but there are still a lot of areas where construction professionals and facilities managers of primary schools should improve millennium primary school projects in order to achieve the requirements of end‐users.

Energy efficiency practices in facilities management in Johannesburg

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-343
Author(s):  
Yewande Adetoro Adewunmi ◽  
Anthony Alister ◽  
Bopape Phooko ◽  
Thabethe Nokukhanya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Cost Implications ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Energy Efficiency Standards ◽  
Energy Conservation Measures

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine at energy efficiency practices within the facilities management sector and barriers to adopting energy efficient strategies, it further explored the factors that promote the employment of energy efficient practices. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered by means of an electronic survey, administered to facilities managers in Johannesburg. Findings Energy efficient lighting is the most used energy efficiency practice. It further uncovered that occupant engagement and education is considered least, amongst current energy efficiency practices. This study revealed that the biggest barrier to the implementation of energy efficient facilities management practices was the cost implications of adopting FM strategies and rated the lowest were policies and regulations of energy efficiency standards. Cost reduction was the highest rated factor that promotes energy efficiency practices. Practical implications Occupants should be educated on energy efficiency through a change of their behaviours and also exposed to the benefits of using energy conservation measures. Management buy-in should be the goal of the facilities manager for the success of energy efficient practices. Originality/value This study is an encompassing study on energy efficiency where many aspects of energy efficiency and factors that promote energy efficiency were explored.

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