This exploratory research aims to evaluate indoor environmental quality in the classrooms of three school buildings in Southern Manitoba,Canada,and to evaluate the well-being of these schools’teachers as it pertains ...
1.INTROD CTION Established in 1938,the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver(DHA)is one of the nation’s most successful housing authorities,providing a variety of livable affordable housing options throu...
Lighting quality and acoustic quality are often not well addressed in the current green building practice,including the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED)Green Building Rating System in the US.While t...
funding from the University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation,the Heinz Foundation,and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
As knowledge of the built environment’s impact on resource and energy use increases,industry leaders are moving toward a healthier,more sustainable solution by building green.Though green buildings have the ability t...
funding from the University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation,the Heinz Foundation,and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
With the shift from conventional to green buildings a need emerges to train staff on how to work within them.Build-ing occupants control many of the green building technologies,which makes it necessary to educate occu...