Green School Design

LANA ABUBAKR ALI

9.3.2021
What is a Green School?

A GREEN SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL THAT CREATES A HEALTHY

ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, WHILE SAVING ENERGY,
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, AND MONEY.

A green school
1. reduces environmental impacts and costs
2. improves occupants’ health and performance
3. increases environmental and sustainability literacy
 Why design or build a green school?

The benefits of building green schools, universities and

other teaching facilities include:

> A more productive place to learn

> A better place to teach
> Attractive to students
> Reduced environmental impacts
 1- A more productive place to learn

Students that attend schools with healthy air to breathe and conditions that encourage
learning are happier, healthier and perform better academically.

A) A pilot study by the University of Salford (2012) has found that the classroom
environment can affect a child’s academic progress over a year by as much as 25%.

B) Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits (2006) found that green schools
and universities can deliver a:
> 41.5% improvement in the health of students and teachers
> 15% improvement in student learning
 25% improvement on test scores due to good lighting and ventilation.

C) Similarly, the Heschong Mahone Daylighting Study (1999) of more than 21,000
students showed a dramatic correlation between daylit school environments and
student performance, including:
> 20% faster progression in maths
> 26% faster progression in reading
> 5–10% increase in performance when students had window views.
 2- A better place to teach

 Teachers spend up to 90 % of their

day indoors, so they benefit from
buildings with natural daylight,
fresh air and access to views.

 The Impact of School Buildings on

Student Health and Performance
(2012) outlined a range of studies
that found teacher quality and
retention can be influenced by the
school environment.
 3- Attractive to students

 In a market where universities are competing for both domestic and

foreign students, outstanding green buildings create a competitive
advantage.
 4- Environmental benefits

 Building green is a clear expression of commitment to

the environment. The Value of Green Star: A decade of
environmental benefits (2013) finds that, on average,
Green Star-certified buildings:

 Use 66% less electricity than average Australian

buildings
 Produce 62% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than
average Australian buildings
 Use 51% less potable water than average buildings
 Recycle 96% of their waste, compared with 58% for the
average new construction project.
Thank you