Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/D507065/1 | |
| Title | Engaging the School Community in Building for a Sustainable Future | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources 25%; Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 25%; Energy Efficiency(Transport) 25%; Not Energy Related 25%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Education) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 75%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 50%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Professor PD Fleming No email address given Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) De Montfort University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 08 December 2005 | |
| End Date | 07 July 2006 | |
| Duration | 7 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £18,788 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Construction; Environment | |
| Region | East Midlands | |
| Programme | Public Engagement | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor PD Fleming , Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), De Montfort University (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Prof M (Malcolm ) Cook , Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University (0.001%) |
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| Recognised Researcher | Dr A (Tony ) Dowsett , Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD), De Montfort University (0.000%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Building Research Establishment (BRE) Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Leicester City Council (0.000%) Project Contact , Department for Education and Skills (0.000%) Project Contact , Judgemeadow Community College (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The project will work with the four schools in the first phase of Leicester's Building Schools for the Future programme. Pupils, teachers and governors will engage with the science, engineering and technology available to help achieve a sustainable school. Visits to low energy buildings, workshops with low building energy experts and classroom discussions will be used to increase the knowledge, awareness and experience of a more sustainable school community. The pupils, teachers and governors will then engage with both local and national policy makers at a further workshop. They will again address the requirements for a more sustainable school. The focus will be on minimising energy consumption and maximising renewable energy technologies but will also include materials, travel to school and the use of the school building as an educational resource. It would therefore address both the technical and non-technical issues about integrating education for sustainable development into new schools. The end result will be pupils, teachers and governors who are better informed about the multiple benefits of a more sustainable school | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 21/03/12 | |
