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Linking architecture and education : sustainable design for learning environments
The book presents numerous examples of dynamic designs that are the result of interdisciplinary understanding of place. Taylor includes designer perspectives, forums derived from commentary by outside contributors involved in school planning, and a wealth of photographs of thoughtful and effective solutions to create learning environments from comprehensive design criteria.
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Two frugal options to assess class fragility and seismic safety for low-rise reinforced concrete school buildings in Southern Italy
A study is presented on the seismic fragility of a sample of 15 reinforced-concrete school buildings built between 1960 and 1980s in the province of Foggia, Southern Italy, for which near-perfect information is provided on geometrical and mechanical parameters. In particular, the focus is on the application of two probabilistic methods, employing different compromises in terms of complexity versus accuracy. First, a Eurocode 8 compatible nonlinear static approach is employed, which is augmented via the use of the regression expressions of the SPO2FRAG tool to incorporate record-to-record variability. Second, a nonlinear dynamic approach is used to directly account for record-to-record variability via a constrained multi-stripe analysis. In particular, in view of practitioners’ needs (analysis time, computational efforts, software used), a practical mode for application of the multi-stripe analyses is proposed, based on conducting few stripe analyses, in order to predict the behavior of structures in both the elastic and inelastic ranges of response. Both the static and the dynamic approaches are shown to be viable alternatives, offering fairly matching results at the individual building-level and even closer predictions at the level of ensemble regional fragility curves that incorporate both inter-building and intra-building uncertainties.
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The inevitable solar school : building the sustainable schools of the future, today
\"The book describes why and how public and private schools can procure zero energy sustainable schools using on-site solar energy. The reasons to take this path are that solar schools can be built at conventional costs, will be less costly to operate, and can achieve zero carbon emissions in response to climate change\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhancement of Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance of Educational Buildings in the Warm Season: The Case Study of Two Public Schools in Bolzano, Italy
Most educational buildings in the north of Italy, whether of dated or recent construction, were designed to comply with the thermal comfort and energy performance requirements set for the heating season due to limited use in the summer months. In the latest years, however, with greater frequency, school buildings have been used to host indoor summer activities, and, due to the warm temperature conditions and heat waves, indoor thermal discomfort is often experienced, with negative impacts on occupants’ task performance. Consequently, the need to guarantee adequate indoor thermal comfort in schools in the warm season is becoming a growing concern for local public authorities. In this context, this work examines a set of strategies for the enhancement of the energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of public school buildings in the cooling season. Thus, two case study public school buildings of dated and recent construction located in Bolzano, Italy, were analyzed and compared. This study shows the potential of passive and semi-passive measures in improving indoor thermal comfort in the spring–summer months and the limit beyond which mechanical cooling and ventilation systems are required to ensure adequate levels of indoor environmental quality and task performance in the warmest months.
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Using building information modelling to optimise design quality of natural lighting in Iraqi school buildings
One of the most important aspects directly affecting a building’s performance is the design quality of the natural day-lighting. The present research evaluates the effectiveness of daylight in school buildings in the city of Baghdad. It aims to ascertain how the characteristics of building windows affect the quality of day-lighting, the objective of this exercise being to improve educational processes in schools by making improvements in relation to the aspect of provision of satisfactory day-lighting levels. A building simulation approach was adopted, and using Autodesk Revit 2018 (Insight plug-in), a daylight analysis was conducted under the aegis of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. For the case study, we selected the modern design of a 24-classrooms school building, which is part of a plan for the construction of 1,000 Iraqi schools. Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED v4) simulation was conducted on the school building design to provide the results, which were measured and analysed according to LEED v4 standards. The results demonstrated that opening dimensions and direction have an essential impact on natural day-lighting. The research concluded that using BIM simulation tools enhances the design quality of the natural lighting in such a way that compliance with LEED v4 requirements is achieved. The present study will assist in identification and assessment of the problems concerned with natural lighting levels in Iraqi school buildings as well as resolving these at an early design stage.
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Seismic risk assessment of Tehran masonry school buildings and prioritizing them for seismic retrofitting using reliability methods
This paper aims to evaluate the seismic risk of the masonry school buildings located in the Tehran metropolis over the next 50 years and to prioritize them for seismic retrofitting toward optimal seismic risk mitigation. Tehran ranks among the world's largest cities facing a significant seismic hazard, and masonry buildings are identified as among the structural types exhibiting the poorest seismic performance. In addition, school buildings, due to their population density, are considered important buildings by many seismic codes; Consequently, it is vital to conduct a comprehensive seismic risk analysis for these buildings and strategically allocate limited resources to their seismic retrofitting. Sensitivity analysis is conducted to rank school buildings here. The sensitivity measures are the derivative of the risk measures with respect to the building retrofit cost. These risk measures are the moments of the probability distribution of the structural and non-structural costs of the building portfolio following risk-neutral and risk-averse decision-making. The risk and sensitivity analyses are conducted employing reliability methods and Rtx software which includes assembling a chain of probabilistic models to represent an earthquake's hazard, the damage caused by it, and the ensuing costs.
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