School Facilities and Sustainability-Related Concepts: A Study of Hellenic Secondary School Principals', Teachers', Pupils' and Parents' Responses.

Zepatou, Vasiliki; Loizidou, Maria; Chaloulakou, Archontoula; Spyrellis, Nicolas

dc.contributor.author	Zepatou, Vasiliki	en
dc.contributor.author	Loizidou, Maria	el
dc.contributor.author	Chaloulakou, Archontoula	el
dc.contributor.author	Spyrellis, Nicolas	el
dc.date.accessioned	2018-02-02T11:31:20Z
dc.date.available	2018-02-02T11:31:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018-02-02
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/46386
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	survey	en
dc.subject	sustainable construction	el
dc.subject	sustainable schools	el
dc.subject	environmental quality	el
dc.subject	school community response	el
dc.subject	environmentally friendly materials	el
dc.title	School Facilities and Sustainability-Related Concepts: A Study of Hellenic Secondary School Principals', Teachers', Pupils' and Parents' Responses.	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Sustainable construction and sustainable schools	en
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2016-03-29
heal.bibliographicCitation	Zepatou, V., Loizidou, M., Chaloulakou, A., Spyrellis, N., School Facilities and Sustainability-Related Concepts: A Study of Hellenic Secondary School Principals', Teachers', Pupils' and Parents' Responses, Sustainability, 8, 311-338, MDPI, 2016.	en
heal.abstract	Effective building environment sustainability frameworks and practices need to take users' opinions into account. For this purpose, a survey questionnaire was developed and the "Panhellenic survey of school spaces, materials and environmental-comfort conditions in secondary schools and perceptions, stances and attitudes of pupils, teachers, principals and parents towards sustainable construction and the selection and use of materials in schools that are friendly to the environment and human health" was conducted nationwide with a random stratified sample of 170 Hellenic public secondary schools. Selected findings are presented and discussed here. These show that existing school facilities are primarily rated as good and that selection and use of materials friendly to the environment and human health are extremely important. User groups believe that they should participate in planning/selecting sustainable solutions for schools. An Index of 10 School Environment Desired Outcomes associated with environmentally friendly and health-friendly materials selection and use was devised. Relevant factors were extracted and interpreted. The research establishes users' subjective opinions that may be considered and integrated into procedures for improving school buildings, assessing and selecting environmentally friendly materials and implementing strategies for sustainable school design, building and operation.	en
heal.publisher	MDPI	en
heal.journalName	Sustainability	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
dc.identifier.doi	doi:10.3390/su8040311	el