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Energy Efficient Architecture: A Learning Cycle Using Model Houses to Analyze Energy Flow.

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Gerber, Brian L.; Marek, Edmund A. – Science Teacher, 1996

Presents an investigation that engages students in constructing models of houses to examine the dynamics of energy flow patterns. Uses the learning cycle procedure that allows students to experience the processes of science and to use higher level thinking skills. (JRH)

Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Learning Processes

Underground Science.

Rohrbaugh, Patricia – American School and University, 1979

Tucked into a hillside to conserve energy, Bluffton College's science center is an open plan laboratory designed for flexibility. (Author)

Descriptors: Building Design, Energy Conservation, Heat Recovery, Higher Education

Energy Conservation through Architectural Design

Thomson, Robert C., Jr. – Man/Society/Technology, 1977

Describes a teaching unit designed to create in students an awareness of and an appreciation for the possibilities for energy conservation as they relate to architecture. It is noted that the unit can be adapted for use in many industrial programs and with different teaching methods due to the variety of activities that can be used. (Editor/TA)

Descriptors: Building Design, Conservation Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

Building Ecology and Partition Design. Technical Bulletin.

Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996

This bulletin is intended as a resource for school system facility planners and architects who design schools. Ways in which decision makers can incorporate environmental concerns in the design of school buildings are detailed. Focus is on the design of interior partition systems. Partition systems in schools serve several purposes; they define…

Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making

National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools.

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Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. – 2002

The U.S. Department of Energy's Rebuild America EnergySmart Schools program provides school boards, administrators, and design staff with guidance to help make informed decisions about energy and environmental issues important to school systems and communities. This document is part of the suite of products developed to promoteenergy efficiency…

Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Design Requirements, Educational Facilities

The Department of Housing and Interior Design at the University of Missouri-Columbia: The Environment and Behavior Paradigm.

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Brent, Ruth Stumpe; Phillips, Ronald G. – Environmental Professional, 1987

Describes a new environmental studies program at the University of Missouri-Columbia in which social psychologists, architects, and home economists are studying the physical design of human living spaces under an environmental-and-behavior paradigm. Discusses some of the teaching, research, and outreach programs underway. (TW)

Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education

Building Ecology & School Design. Technical Bulletin.

Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1995

To better understand construction's impact, an overview of building ecology as a concept and as a decision-making model for school systems is provided. "Building ecology" is defined as the interrelationships among people, the built environment, and the natural environment. It has special relevance for school design because most of the…

Descriptors: Building Design, Built Environment, Construction (Process), Decision Making

Projects in a Solar Energy Course.

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Lindsay, Richard H. – Physics Teacher, 1983

Describes student projects on applications of solar energy optics to home design. Project criterion (requiring sketches and detailed calculations of time rate of energy flow/production) is that half the heat for the heating season be taken from the solar resource; calculations must be based on meteorological data for a specific location. (JM)

Descriptors: Building Design, Climate, Climate Control, College Science

Energy Design Guidelines for High Performance Schools: Temperate and Humid Climates.

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Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. – 2002

The U.S. Department of Energy's EnergySmart Schools provides school boards, administrators, and design staff with guidance to help them make informed decisions about energy and environmental issues important to school systems and communities. The design guidelines presented in this document outline high performance principles for the new or…