Build 158: School rules
Flexible, healthy, safe spaces
Plus: The changing face of New Zealand
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Flexible, healthy, safe spaces
Plus: The changing face of New Zealand
The way our kids learn is changing, and building design is racing to keep up.
Full-scale destructive tests carried out by BRANZ confirmed the seismic performance of some timber-framed school buildings. The results mean cost savings for the Ministry of Education and are useful for other buildings.
BRANZ has been measuring moisture levels in a school’s classrooms. This information is providing a sound basis for understanding the indoor climate and designing moisture-safe long-span roofs in schools.
What needs to be done to make New Zealand schools effective, healthy learning environments? A recent symposium outlined the problems and identified some solutions.
With Building Research Levy support, a low-cost air quality monitoring system has been developed to fill a knowledge gap about just how healthy the air in classrooms is.
All buildings are unique, but school buildings have some special requirements. Build talked to the Ministry of Education to find out why.
Research into indoor and outdoor air quality in a city primary school is providing valuable information that will be used to improve future building design and ventilation.