Identifying Key Standards for Sustainable School Design in Iraq: A Survey and Statistical Analysis
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Although most sustainability criteria are effective, outdated infrastructure and a lack of economic support pose a major challenge to their implementation in Iraqi schools. So, integrating sustainability criteria into school building designs in Iraq is a key factor in improving the infrastructure of educational facilities. This study aims to identify the most important fundamental criteria for designing sustainable schools in Iraq by evaluating six main criteria: energy, water, indoor environmental quality, waste management, materials and resources, and finally, sustainable site. This research was prepared by conducting a questionnaire that included many specialists in the field of school building construction in Iraq. The comparison between the averages was used to compare the criteria. The sustainable site criterion achieved the highest arithmetic mean of 4.28. In contrast, the indoor environmental quality criterion showed an arithmetic mean of 4.17, which indicates the importance of providing a healthy environment for school workers.. The waste management criterion came with an arithmetic mean of 4.11, as effective waste management practices are vital to reducing the environmental footprint of educational institutions. The results showed that the material and resource efficiency standard recorded an arithmetic mean of 4.062, which emphasizes the need for conscious use of materials and resources throughout the life of the building. In contrast, the energy efficiency standard achieved an arithmetic mean of 4.061, which indicates the importance of reducing the total energy consumption in the school building. Finally, water conservation is an important standard, as it recorded a rate of 4.01.
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