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Assessment of Elementary Schools in District Three of Tehran based on the Sustainable School Indicators
Alireza Naeimi Shirmard (M.Sc.s)¹, HosseinAli Sadeghian (Ph.D.)², Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian (Ph.D.)³,                Sara Jambarsang (Ph.D.)⁴, Hossein Meiboudi (Ph.D.)⁵, Mahnaz Hejazi Shirmard (Ph.D.)⁶
 
1. M.Sc. Student of Human Ecology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
2.Corresponding Author: Assistant professor, Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran   Email: hsadeghian@ssu.ac.ir  Tel:03537262107
3.Professor, Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4.Assistant Professor, Research Center of Prevention and Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Disease, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5.Ph.D of Environmental Management, Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
6.Ph.D , Department of Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
 
Abstract
 
Introduction: Due to the climate changes and reduction of energy resources, the human-made environment and buildings should be more sustainable and use less levels of energy. In this regard, optimizing energy consumption and utilizing sustainable architecture approaches, especially in schools, can do a great help to the growth and development. The aim of the present study was to evaluate elementary schools in district three of Tehran based on indicators of sustainable schools.
Methods: This descriptive-cross sectional study included all elementary state schools in district three of Tehran in 2018. In this way, 28 schools were evaluated. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire containing 14 sub-criteria in terms of engineering-architectural and behavioral criteria. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests by SPSS 23.
Results: Findings of the research showed that most (82.1%) elementary schools of district three of Tehran are second-grade green schools and only 17.9% are first-grade. No significant relationships were found between the school officials’ concern about environmental issues with the school’s sustainability score. 
Conclusion: Elementary schools in district three of Tehran are at a relatively desired status based on the indicators of sustainability, but given the importance of designing ecosystem-compatible educational spaces, more attention should be paid to the design of schools based on the sustainability index.
 
Keywords: Sustainable Schools, Sustainable Buildings, Tehran

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