Overview

Creating the Regenerative School profiling case studies from around the world that exemplify best practices in creating healthy, climate appropriate learning environments for early learners through high school with designs that are not only beautiful places to learn, but embrace restorative principles—enhancing the lives of the occupants, the environment, and the community they reside in. Each project will be profiled with eight pages of content including multiple photographs, plans, diagrams and approximately 1,000 words of narrative capturing the unique solutions. Case studies were evaluated on five metrics: • Net-Zero Energy/Carbon Strategies • Healthy, Regenerative Building Attributes • Utilization of Evidence Based Informed Design • Occupant Satisfaction • Post Occupancy Data The case studies will be supplemented will essays from leading subject matter experts addressing topics ranging from: • Evidence Based Design • Occupant Health • Net Zero Energy • Net Zero Carbon • Designing for Resilience in the face of Climate Change • Best Practices in Designing for Safety and Security • Biophilic Design • Pathways to Advocacy Extensive research, communications, interviews data analysis were utilized in compiling the book with the mission to share knowledge and insights that are vital to creating healthy, regenerative ECE-12 learning environments in all manner of contexts. Outcomes for each project will be profiled in the form of post occupancy data, certifications received, and client perspectives.

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Author:   Alan Ford ,  Kate Mraw ,  Besty del Monte
Publisher:   Oro Editions
Imprint:   Oro Editions
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.974kg
ISBN:  

9781957183749

ISBN 10:   1957183748
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   12 September 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi & Rachel Hodgdon Transformative Design by Lindsay Baker Introduction by Alan Ford, Kate Mraw, Betsy del Monte Thought Leader Voices Insights and Ideas Evidence-Based Design Human Health Net-Zero Energy Design Climate Challenges Equity in Design Safety & Security Case Studies Post-Occupancy Evaluations Aspen Burlingame Early Childhood Center Alice West Fleet Elementary School American International School of Zagreb American School Foundation of Guadalajara Anna-Pröll Secondary School & Sports Hall Antonio Brancati Secondary School Asilong Christian High School Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Benjamin W Murch Elementary School Biomass Heating Facility, Hotchkiss School Blakely Elementary School Bluestone Elementary School Bobergsskolan (Boberg School) De Kleine Kapitein (The Small Captain) ENC Nature Preschool Forest Edge Elementary School Green School South Africa Home Building at Thaden School John Lewis Elementary School Jones County K-12 School The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground King Open/Cambridge St Upper School and Community Complex Lakeridge Middle School Lick-Wilmerding High School Historic Renovation and Expansion Lincoln High School Little Star Montessori Infant and Toddler Building Ludwig-Weber School NeoCity Academy Nueva School, Science & Environmental Center Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe / School as a Village Sonoma Academy Janet Durgin Guild and Commons St James Intermediate School Te Mirumiru Early Childhood Education Center TIDE Academy Ulysses S Grant High School Modernization Will Smith Zoo School Ydalir School and Kindergarten Case Studies: Environmental Centers, Retreats, and Learning Centers Frick Environmental Center Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy - Energy Lab Kohler Environmental Center Lapalala Wilderness School Appendix About the Authors Acknowledgments Resources Index of Architects

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Alan Ford, FAIA, of Ford Architects is the author of the internationally released and bestselling 2007 book Designing the Sustainable School. He is a licensed architect with over 40 years of experience in the design of high performance ECE-12 schools. Kate Mraw, LPA’s K-12 Practice Director, brings 20 years of educational design experience to her work, leading projects with learner-centered planning. Her research informed approach creates a connection at the intersection of learning and innovative, sustainable environments to improve user experience. Besty del Monte, FAIA, is an architect with 30 years of experience in high-performance design. She is an activist, teacher, and consultant, trying to reach and inspire as many as possible. She lives in Asheville, NC, with her husband, family and two large dogs.

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