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http://dx.doi.org/10.7836/kses.2014.34.3.122

A Study on Green Building Certification Criteria of Educational Facilities based on LEED Certified Cases  

Ahn, Dong-Joon (LEED AP, School of Architecture, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society / v.34, no.3, 2014 , pp. 122-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sustainability became the keyword of our society worldwide, and it is undoubtful that buildings are mainly responsible for green house gas emission and energy consumption. Among different project types, educational facility was selected in this study to find out what needs to be addressed in order to provide students better learning environments. Scorecards from 32 LEED certified school projects went through analysis and essential components as design strategies in sustainable educational facilities were extracted based on application rate of each credit in LEED for School(2009). The extracted data were further analyzed in comparison with related components in G-SEED. The results would be used as guidelines for those of who design sustainable education facilities and prepare green building certifications. and it would further foster architect's responsibility towards green society in Korea.
Keywords
LEED for School; Sustainability; Educational Facility; Green Building Certification Criteria; G-SEED;
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