Tag: school construction

  • Multiple Rooftop “Package” Ventilation Units as Compared to Enclosed or Penthouse Ventilation Systems for Schools

    Multiple Rooftop “Package” Ventilation Units as Compared to Enclosed or Penthouse Ventilation Systems for Schools a report prepared by CASLE for the N.S. Department of Education. January 20, 1999 edited for our website, February, 2001 Edit: April 2016 This report marked a huge advancement in the quality of ventilation systems for new schools in Nova…

  • Healthy School Design and Construction – 2003

    HEALTHY SCHOOL DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION Healthy Schools Construction Committee July, 2003 Acknowledgments: We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following individuals. Tang Lee, Architect, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Art McLaughlin, P.Eng. Environmental Specialist, OCL Group-Environmental Management Consultants, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Gary Oberg, M.D., physician/author Ch 16, The healthy School…

  • Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse

    Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse

    Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse, edited by Madeleine Kangsen Scammell and Charles Levenstein Updated: 04/11/2014 Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse Baywood Publishing Company, Amityville, New York, http://baywood.com, edited by Madeleine Kangsen Scammell and Charles Levenstein, 2014. Parents should be able to assume that school buildings are healthy places for children, but The Toxic Schoolhouse reveals the…

  • Fibreglass Insulation and School Health

    Fibreglass Insulation and School Health Fibreglass insulation is one of several alternatives for soundproofing or temperature control. Fibreglass, rock wool, and slag wool have successfully replaced asbestos in many uses where such insulation is needed. Fibreglass wool is used, for example, as wall insulation or machinery insulation, with ventilation ducts, and in or on ceiling…

  • Characteristics of Schools That Can Affect Indoor Environment Quality

    Characteristics of Schools That Can Affect Indoor Environment Quality

    Characteristics of Schools That Can Affect Indoor Environment Quality   For existing schools: We can better understand the causes of school indoor environment problems and also better understand some of the barriers to getting things fixed or changed if we understand the factors that make schools unique. For new schools: Prevention means Anticipating Problems and…