Early Design Evaluation of School Building Morphology on Energy Performance: Climatic Contexts of Southeast Europe

Contemporary societies have shifted their focus towards sustainable and resilient public buildings, transcending the institutional and functional role of the physical structures. School buildings, despite the high impact on setting everyday standards of comfort, remain the second highest expenditure of municipalities' total running costs. The impact on well-being and improved knowledge along with the average lifespan of school buildings, imply the necessity to pay special attention to its expected performance since the early design phase, as the main influencing factor on the building performance.