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Coalition for Healthier Schools, 2016. Healthy schools help children grow and learn. But providing children with healthy places to learn is too often an afterthought—or not thought of at all. S...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/09/06/towards-healthy-schools-reducing-risks-to-children/

The George Washington University

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/07/15/the-capital-improvement-plan/

The George Washington University

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/07/15/the-energy-environmental-management-plan/

Environmental Protection Agency (2015) School locations and community development are inextricably linked. School locations affect community land use patterns and infrastructure needs. Local land...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/07/08/school-siting-guidelines/

David Henebry, AIA NCARB ALEP, 2016 The traditional process of locating schools has consisted simply of mapping attendance areas and meeting with realtors to discuss and choose an available prop...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/06/16/selecting-and-siting-k-%C2%AD%E2%80%9012-schools-in-a-community/

Ford, 2016 Over half of the school facilities in America are in poor condition. Unsatisfactory school facilities have a negative impact on teaching and learning. The purpose of this correlational...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/05/27/the-relationship-between-science-classroom-facility-conditions-and-ninth-grade-students-attitudes-toward-science/

Koo, Kim, and Hong, 2014 Since the increase in greenhouse gas emissions has increased the global warming potential, an international agreement on carbon emissions reduction target (CERT) has been...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/05/24/framework-for-the-analysis-of-the-low-carbon-scenario-2020-to-achieve-the-national-carbon-emissions-reduction-target-focused-on-educational-facilities/

Mahoney, 2015 Current trends for primary public school design do not account for the psychological effects everyday stress and trauma have on the ability for students to effectively learn. Set de...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/05/24/educational-facilities-designing-for-everyday-stress-in-public-primary-school-environments/

Iyer-Raniga et al., 2015 The impact of climate change and adaptation pose huge challenges to the built environment. Educational institutions in particular, are faced with not just management of t...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/05/24/beyond-buildings-holistic-sustainable-outcomes-for-university-buildings/

Asmar, Chokor, and Sroui, 2014 Balancing energy performance and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) performance has become a conventional tradeoff in sustainable building design. In recognition of...

https://efc.gwu.edu/2016/05/24/are-building-occupants-satisfied-with-indoor-environmental-quality-of-higher-education-facilities/