Can green schools influence academic performance?

Vakalis, D.; Lépine, C; MacLean, Heather L.; Siegel, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.1080/10643389.2020.1753631

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“…Achieving adequate indoor air quality through ventilation and filtration in schools is a necessary investment to support health and wellness, academic performance and infection prevention related to SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections. 5 These measures have the potential for broad impact given the use of centralized systems that do not depend on individual behaviours for effectiveness (e.g., masking and distancing requirements). It is recognized that aerosols play a role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, especially in poorly ventilated indoor areas.…”

Section: Achieving and Maintaining Adequate Indoor Air Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Schools during the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Science¹,

Thampi²,

Bitnun³

et al. 2022

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Section: Achieving and Maintaining Adequate Indoor Air Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Schools during the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Science¹,

Thampi²,

Bitnun³

et al. 2022

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“…80,83,84 Similar to all other interventions within the hierarchy of control (Figure 1, 2), it is important to note that adequate ventilation alone will not eliminate the potential for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, especially related to close, unprotected contact. However, given the importance of indoor air quality for overall health and learning, 85 achieving adequate ventilation in schools is an important investment to support improved health, academic performance and to assist in preventing the spread of several infectious diseases.…”

Section: Recommendations For Hand Hygienementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table School Operation for the [2021][2022] Academic Year in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic teachers and other educators, principals, other school-related authorities, parents, and children.…”

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School Operation for the 2021-2022 Academic Year in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Science¹,

Thampi²,

Bitnun³

et al. 2021

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In-person learning is essential for the learning and overall well-being of children and youth. Therefore, barring catastrophic circumstances, schools should remain open for in-person learning.The level of community COVID-19 burden should inform the degree of school-based measures: the provided framework should be implemented at the regional level by public health units, considering local vaccination coverage rate and metrics of COVID-19 disease severity and to a lesser extent, SARS-CoV-2 transmission rate.Permanent measures that support the ongoing operation of schools, irrespective of the COVID-19 pandemic, include vaccination of all eligible individuals, exclusion of sick students and staff, hand hygiene, adequate ventilation, and environmental cleaning.Temporary measures (e.g., masking, physical distancing, cohorting) implemented in response to changes in COVID-19 disease burden should take into consideration student age, grade, and vaccination status.Re-initiation and maintenance of extracurricular activities (e.g., music, sports, clubs) is an important component of return-to-school plans.

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“…However, the benefits of these systems could be greater when considering the current scenario of water scarcity that exists in the area [46][47][48][49]. In addition, green areas could bring many other benefits not quantified in this study, such as the effect of thermal regulation [50][51][52][53][54][55], benefits in mental health [40], and academic benefits manifested as the greater comfort and well-being of students and teachers in schools [56][57][58]. The calculation of the economic indicators based on the costs and benefits for each scenario was carried out with and without considering a state subsidy for capital costs of US$3685 (Table 5).…”

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Light or Dark Greywater for Water Reuse? Economic Assessment of On-Site Greywater Treatment Systems in Rural Areas

Leiva

Rodríguez

Sánchez

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Water scarcity is causing a great impact on the population. Rural areas are most affected by often lacking a stable water supply, being more susceptible to the impact of drought events, and with greater risk of contamination due to the lack of appropriate water treatment systems. Decentralized greywater treatment systems for water reuse in rural areas can be a powerful alternative to alleviate these impacts. However, the economic feasibility of these systems must be thoroughly evaluated. This study reports an economic analysis carried out on the viability of greywater reuse considering scenarios with light greywater or dark greywater to be treated. For this, data obtained from the assembly and monitoring of greywater treatment systems located in the north-central zone of Chile, supplemented with data obtained from the literature were used. The results showed that both scenarios are not economically viable, since the investment and operating costs are not amortized by the savings in water. In both evaluated cases (public schools), the economic indicators were less negative when treating light greywater compared with the sum of light greywater and dark greywater as the inlet water to be treated. The investment and operating costs restrict the implementation of these water reuse systems, since in the evaluation period (20 years) a return on the initial investment is not achieved. Even so, our results suggest that the best alternative to reuse greywater in small-scale decentralized systems is to treat light greywater, but it is necessary to consider a state subsidy that not only supports capital costs but also reduces operating and maintenance costs. These findings support the idea that the type of water to be treated is a factor to consider in the implementation of decentralized greywater treatment systems for the reuse of water in rural areas and can help decision-making on the design and configuration of these systems.

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Can green schools influence academic performance?

Cited by 13 publications

References 126 publications

Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Schools during the 2022-2023 Academic Year

Infection Prevention and Control Considerations for Schools during the 2022-2023 Academic Year

School Operation for the 2021-2022 Academic Year in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Light or Dark Greywater for Water Reuse? Economic Assessment of On-Site Greywater Treatment Systems in Rural Areas

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