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Benchmarking the energy efficiency of higher educational buildings : a case study approach

Shukri, Muhammad Azim Mohd; Jailani, Junaidah; Hauashdh, Ali - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 12 (2022) 2, pp. 491-496

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Towards nearly zero-energy educational buildings with the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive via energy rehabilitation in cold Mediterranean zones: The...

López-Ochoa, Luis M.; Bobadilla-Martínez, David; … - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 1488-1508

explore energy rehabilitation solutions for educational buildings of the 1980s in cold climate zones of Spain by applying the …. The evolution of regulation is studied using three cases, and 12 proposals for achieving nearly zero-energy educational … buildings are studied. The analysis of the results obtained shows how changes in energy and environmental policies affect those …

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Towards nearly zero-energy educational buildings with the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive via energy rehabilitation in cold Mediterranean zones : th...

López-Ochoa, Luis M.; Bobadilla-Martínez, David; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1488-1508

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012125680

Identifying First Responders Information Needs: Supporting Search and Rescue Operations for Fire Emergency Response

Nunavath, Vimala; Prinz, Andreas; Comes, Tina - In: International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis … 8 (2016) 1, pp. 25-46

At the onset of an indoor fire emergency, the availability of the information becomes critical due to the chaotic situation at the emergency site. Moreover, if information is lacking, not shared, or responders are too overloaded to acknowledge it, lives can be lost and property can be harmed....

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European project Educa-RUE: An example of energy efficiency paths in educational buildings

Desideri, Umberto; Leonardi, Daniela; Arcioni, Livia; … - In: Applied Energy 97 (2012) C, pp. 384-395

attention to educational buildings, by promoting the ability of local players to guide and orient initiatives, designed to …

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Monitoring the Quality of School Buildings in Belgium's Flemish Community

Leemans, Geert - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2009

In the course of 2008, the Flemish Agency for Infrastructure in Education (AGIOn) evaluated the quality of school buildings in Flanders using a monitoring system based on international experience. The results showed that most school buildings satisfy the basic requirements of habitability and...

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Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces: OECD/CELE Pilot Project

Ahlefeld, Hannah von - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2009

CELE’s International Pilot Project on Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces aims to assist education authorities, schools and others to maximise the use of and investment in learning environments. This article provides an update on the pilot project, which is currently being implemented in...

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Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools

Head, Wayne; Buckingham, Richard - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2009

This article recommends approaches to take in designing sustainable educational environments. The authors present recent examples of UK school buildings that reduce carbon emissions and capitalise on renewable energy sources, and predict how schools will respond to energy needs in the...</p>

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New Zealand: Modernising Schools in a Decentralised Environment

Sheerin, Bruce - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2008

The government of New Zealand delegates property expenditure decisions to each individual school. Such a decentralised environment creates a challenge for school boards and principals to obtain advice on the complex issues around designing schools. To inform schools, the Ministry of Education...

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Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study

Silva, José M. R. Freire da - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2008

Describing primary schools in a small city in Portugal is an opportunity for an overall look at the evolution of schools in general as special public buildings. A look at four of the six primary schools in the city of Caldas da Rainha shows how these public buildings have evolved, what they...

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