BUILDING PERFORMANCE 2 SCHOOLS
Research shows that many new schools have delighted end- users – but they may not all live up to low carbon expections
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ver the past decade or so, few systematic studies have been published on how effective policy and legislation has
To what extent have new schools been successful in cutting energy use, and what lies behind the gulf between predicted and actual performance of some educational buildings? Judit Kimpian and Esfandiar Burman report on the interim fi ndings of new research into these issues
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been in producing low carbon buildings that work in practice. Systematic post- occupancy evaluations (PoEs) that could provide a robust answer have been scarce. But in 2010 the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), an independent, government-funded body, launched its Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) programme. This has provided an opportunity for the industry to get under the skin of recently completed and refurbished projects – including some schools – to fi nd out what works when it comes to designing, constructing and operating low carbon buildings.
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Picture courtesy of Simon Elford
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