School community relations

School community relations

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  Aaron James D.Lico Reporter
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   The educationalfacilities program shall be planned to provide equipment, furniture and other physical resources required for both school and community educational programs.  School facilities shall be designed satisfactorily for joint school and community use by considering both child and adult needs.
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   Ergonomics derivesfrom two Greek words: ergon, meaning work, and nomoi, meaning natural laws. Combined they create a word that means the science of work and a person’s relationship to that work.  Ergonomics is the science of work.
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  A. Static measurements Theseare measurements based purely on the dimensions of body parts, namely:  Lower leg (from heal to the popliteus)  Upper leg (from popliteus to back of buttock)  Hip-width  Shoulder-width  Height of elbow (standing and seated)  Thickness of high (seated)  Eye-height (seated and standing)
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  B. Dynamic Measurements Theseare measurements based on what can be performed, namely: Forward reach of the arms Upper reach of the arms Lower reach of the arms Height of hand
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  Basically, two methodsare used in taking part-body measurements:  Measuring actually each of the whole range of body-part dimensions.  Measuring only the standing height and then deducing the part-body measurements from it by using a system of proportion which relates part— body measurements to standing height.
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  For both methodsuse the following procedure:  Select a sample of children.  For method 1 (Static Measurements), use a sample for each part-body measurements. For method 2 (Dynamic Measurements), use a sample or standing height from which the part-body measurements are to be deducted.  Determine the number of children to be measured by category, each category being usually an age group.  Take the part body measurements or compute according to the method used.  Classify and tabulate the data then the average by age- group and/ or sex group.
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   Proper orientationof school buildings to minimize solar heat loads, that is, building ends shall face approximately the east west direction and its long sides along the north-south direction to avoid direct sunlight.  Designing school buildings with wide overhanging eaves to provide shade and promote air motion inside the buildings.  Keep buildings as narrow as possible so that breezes can blow through the rooms easily from one side of the building to the other.  Providing adequate fenestration to allow the maximum amount of wind to blow through the building.  Planting trees with a large foliage mass along the sides of the building to promote air motion inside the building. Distance of the trees from the building shall be specified, not too close to affect air circulation, nor later on to destroy the building foundation by their roots.
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  Natural ventilation shouldbe preferred as recommended by the Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC). Active solutions such as electric fans or air conditioning units should be back up solutions. Minimum and maximum indoor temperature range as well as humidity range needs to be specified, to include:
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   Maximum alloweddegrees deviation of building from east- west direction.  Length of overhang in relation to bottom of windows still when the sun is at its lowest angle to the south on June 21 and when the sun is at its lowest angle to the north on Dec 21. This will vary depending on the site’s latitude bearing.  Maximum width space of buildings. Define minimum distance requirement between buildings.  Minimum and maximum percent ratio of fenestration to wall area. Specify minimum distance of trees from the building.