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The Inevitable Solar School

Building the Sustainable Schools of the Future, Today

von: Mark Hanson
35,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	28.08.2019
ISBN/EAN:	9781475844214
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	144

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Titelbeschreibung

“The Inevitable Solar School: Building the Sustainable School of the Future, Today” describes the two major forces that are driving public and private schools and other buildings to solar energy. These forces are the recognition of climate change and the cost advantage of on-site solar energy. Either force would be sufficient reason on its own to change the school market, but in combination they become indominable.
 
 
 
 
Sustainability has emerged as a widely accepted theme in school building design. Daylight and views, indoor air quality, responsible life-cycle materials selection, and energy and water efficiency are expected features. This book adds on-site solar energy, sufficient in many instances to meet all of a school’s energy requirement, as a critical element of sustainability. The zero energy school is the sustainable school of the future.
 
 
 
 
Contrary to common expectations, zero energy sustainable schools are being built at costs that are competitive with regional school cost averages. This outcome requires teamwork between school administrators and their design and construction professionals, and the use of deliberate planning and procurement processes. Five case studies spanning the U.S. demonstrate that the sustainable school of the future is here today.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The book describes why and how public and private schools can procure zero energy sustainable schools using on-site solar energy. The reasons to take this path are that solar schools can be built at conventional costs, will be less costly to operate, and can achieve zero carbon emissions in response to climate change.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 
Introduction 
Section 1: Contemplating a New or Remodeled School 
Chapter 1- What Do You Expect in a New School Building? 
Chapter 2- A Report Card on Our School Building Stock 
Chapter 3- Where Do We Want to Go? 
Chapter 4- How Do We Span the Divide between Here and There? 
Chapter 5- The Inevitability of Solar Schools 
Section 2- Departure 
Chapter 6- So, You Want a Sustainable Solar School 
Chapter 7- Encountering Fearful Buyers and Obstructionists 
Chapter 8- Solar PV Systems and Intelligent Schools 
Chapter 9- Technological and Financial Hurdles and Resources 
Chapter 10- Acquiring a Solar School 
Section 3- Finding the Main Current: Case Studies 
Chapter 11- Northern High School 
Chapter 12- East Coast Elementary School 
Chapter 13- West Coast Middle School 
Chapter 14- Old Elementary School in the Sierra Nevada Foothills 
Chapter 15- Southern Elementary School 
Section 4- What Lies Ahead 
Chapter 16- Technological and Economic Forces 
Chapter 17- The River Ahead 
Glossary About the Author 
Index

Autorenportrait

Mark Hanson is an innovator in the design and construction of sustainable commercial buildings including schools. A portfolio of buildings designed and built through collaborative team efforts at Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction and informed by his background at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Energy Center of Wisconsin, serve as a laboratory for exploring the path forward for solar schools.