The principal terms of reference:
Many of the current CIBSE Special Interest Groups cover specific issues, but the CIBSE School Design Group will integrate design, construction, and maintenance issues in a specific sector. The principal terms of reference are as follows:
1. to foster knowledge exchange between all interested parties working on sustainable school design
2. to develop a strategy for healthy and sustainable school buildings
3. to encourage cooperation between professional bodies of relevance for school design
4. to reflect on changing procurement routes and design standards
5. to identify gaps in the science of designing learning environments
6. to initiate cooperation between academia and industry to resolve the problems of relevance to the industry
LATEST NEWS
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25
Jun
Low Carbon Buildings Symposium: Design, Operational Performance, and the Future Challenges - Registration
update: fully booked The problems related to low carbon buildings, their design, operational performance, and the future challenges... »
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Apr
IBPSA Building Simulation 2009 Call for abstracts
IBPSA Building Simulation 2009University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland 27th - 30th July Call for abstracts for BS'09 ... »
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Apr
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO - Practical Guidance on Reducing CO2 Emissions
Friday 16 May 2008 at BRE, Watford. Construction and architecture professionals are under increasing pressure to reduce CO2 emissions through legislation... »
PUBLICATIONS »
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19
Jan
Creating excellent secondary schools: a guide for clients
Building Schools for the Future aims to rebuild or renew every secondary school in the country by 2020. Good design... »
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Jan
BSF: The role of a design champion
Summary: Building Schools for the Future will see every secondary school in England rebuilt or refurbished. It is important to have... »
MINUTES »
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19
Jan
Meeting No: 3 (Notes)
Meeting No: 3 Date: 15.11.2007 Location: University College London (UCL), The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies ... »
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Jan
Meeting No: 2 (Notes)
Meeting No:2 Date: 12th September 2007 Location: University College London (UCL) The Bartlett School of... »
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Jan
Meeting No: 1 (Notes)
Meeting No: 1 Date: 17th July 2007 Location: CIBSE London CIBSE Staff in attendance: Marie... »
RESEARCH »
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19
Jan
Winter Indoor Air Quality, Thermal Comfort and Acoustic Performance of Newly Built Schools in England
Previous studies have found that classrooms are often inadequately ventilated, with the resultant increased risk of negative impacts on the... »
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19
Jan
Application of post-occupancy evaluation in a design consultancy
As an engineering doctorate (EngD) student at the Brunel University, Ian Pegg investigated the application of post-occupancy evaluation in a... »
PRESENTATIONS »
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10
Jun
Better Briefing For Better Schools
Hermen van Ree, past Senior Research Fellow at University College London gave a presentation of the award-winning Brief Builder. ... »
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28
Mar
Facility Management in Schools
Peter McLennan, Senior Lecturer in Facility Management at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, gave a presentation... »
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28
Mar
Lighthing for Schools
Peter Raynham, Lecturer in Lighting at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, gave a presentation on Lighting... »
The CIBSE School Design Group, a network of people and organisations interested in school design, has been supported by UrbanBuzz. The UrbanBuzz - Building Sustainable Communities is a 2 year, £5 million programme that aims to develop new ways of delivering genuinely sustainable forms of development and community in London and the wider Southeast region. UrbanBuzz is the University College London (UCL)-led programme funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).