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better indoor air quality in schools; eating better could earn kids cash; schools chief wants tastier, more healthful lunches to boost sales; school program teaches students, parents to cook more healthful meals.
As educators developed greater understanding of environmental conditions that affect a school facility, building upgrades also took into account the need for proper acoustics and
good indoor air quality into the discussion about building improvements.
«For veterinary hospitals, it's smart to build to
assure good indoor air quality, energy efficiency, good use of daylight and use of long - lasting, durable materials,» says Wayne Usiak, AIA, the CEO of BDA Architecture in Albuquerque, N.M. «It's not worth worrying about LEED certification, considering the paperwork alone can cost up to $ 30,000.
Despite these difficulties, the team went ahead — the client wanted to share the benefits
of good indoor air quality in all the dwellings.
A sensitive development of social housing in Lambeth combines three new passive houses with six low energy flats delicately constructed inside an old Victorian terrace — and with the emphasis
on good indoor air quality, residents are already reporting improvements in health & well - being since moving from their old accommodation.
Its founder, actor Brad Pitt, sought not only to rebuild one of New Orleans poorest districts but to transform it into a neighbourhood of green homes that cost less to operate,
provide better indoor air quality, and are built to survive the next hurricane.
And more importantly, very little research has been done to see whether our building regulations actually work — that is, whether they really deliver comfortable, warm, healthy buildings
with good indoor air quality and low heating bills.
With Silken Park, passive house certification meant some of the indicators within HPI were deemed to be met but sometimes for slightly different reasons, the designed ventilation system is required principally to
guarantee good indoor air quality rather than energy efficiency.
Good indoor air quality and low carbon emissions can be achieved through natural ventilation, when possible, which can refresh indoor air without increasing energy consumption, but this requires good outdoor air quality.
Good indoor air quality is essential, especially for those with certain health conditions.
Studies have made the case that class size, school size, natural light, proper acoustics and
good indoor air quality can affect students» ability to learn.
By using natural, non-toxic, low and zero VOC products and finishes, fewer toxins were built into the building, contributing to
better indoor air quality.
Ventilation heat recovery Efficient heat recovery ventilation is key, allowing for
a good indoor air quality and saving energy.
You will end up with a Georgia green home or building that saves you money in perpetuity through low utility bills, low maintenance and
better indoor air quality.
Better indoor air quality is one of the key benefits of green homes.
«Having
good indoor air quality can minimise the symptoms of asthma, which our eldest daughter suffers from.
Lower utility bills, reduced noise, and
better indoor air quality are just a few.
Gregory Duncan, a New York City architect with credentials from both institutions, says despite the organizations» difference of opinions the benefits of building to the Passive House standard remain unchanged: «Lower utility bills, reduced noise, and
better indoor air quality are just a few,» he points out.
Products like construction, drywall and subfloor adhesive might not be the first things that jump to mind when you think «green building,» but they're an important part of having
good indoor air quality — something we've learned can be 10 times worse
Products like construction, drywall and subfloor adhesive might not be the first things that jump to mind when you think «green building,» but they're an important part of having
good indoor air quality — something we've learned can be 10 times worse than the air outside.
«Realtors ® build communities, and well - planned schools are critical to the growth of those communities,» said NAR President Vicki Cox Golder, owner of Vicki L. Cox & Associates in Tucson, Ariz. «There is a new focus on designing state - of - the - art schools that are energy efficient, are more cost - effective to maintain, provide more natural light and
better indoor air quality, and are better places for students to learn and educators to teach.
A fresh air ventilation system is also installed to ensure
the best indoor air quality possible.