CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments

ISSN :
2072-7925 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/20727925
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CELE Exchange, formerly PEB Exchange, is the journal of the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE). It addresses issues related to providing a quality educational infrastructure in a cost-effective way. Innovative and environmentally sustainable design, asset management, school safety, and campus development are some of the themes covered.

CELE Exchange informs its readers – educators, policy makers, architects, managers and others concerned with schools and universities – of international events, recent publications and research, member countries' experiences and OECD activities promoting the efficient planning and management of educational facilities.

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Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Wayne Head, Richard Buckingham
Publication Date
01 Nov 2009
Bibliographic information
No:
2009/10
Pages
7
DOI
10.1787/220784057722

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This article recommends approaches to take in designing sustainable educational environments. The authors present recent examples of UK school buildings that reduce carbon emissions and capitalise on renewable energy sources, and predict how schools will respond to energy needs in the future.
Also available in: French
Keywords:
educational buildings, learning environment, United Kingdom, sustainable development, school infrastructure