Abstract
The concept of “Green School” has become one of the solutions for the ever-more serious environmental issues. “Green School” being a viable solution is because schools can model best practices for energy efficiency and sustainable design, and can teach students, staff and faculty the sciences behind the concepts and encourage them to also carry those concepts as sustainability culture forward into their own lives and those of future generations. Schools are not only great places for educating, practicing, and demonstrating the culture of sustainability, but they can also provide healthy, applicable, efficient and environmentally friendly spaces for teachers and students in their daily lives. As the sciences behind the Green School concepts are applied and taught, the health and wellbeing benefits are experienced first-hand, with students, staff and faculty as the primary beneficiaries. The goal of this renovating for sustainability thesis project is to establish a set of guidelines for Green School design, by creating a flexible, comprehensive, and universal design system tailored to the unique conditions, culture and climate of Taiwan. The guidelines will be used to redesign one of the school buildings in Taiwan to promote the Green School concept and sustainable development. Also, the design will be utilized as a lead for local community to promote sustainable culture and develop the interdependent relationship between conservation efforts and environmental education.
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Presentation Type
Theme
Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design
KEYWORDS
Green School, Sustainable School, Sustainable Design, Sustainability, Taiwan
