%0 Journal Article %T The Case for a Learning Space Performance Rating System %A Elliot Felix %A Malcolm Brown %J Journal of Learning Spaces %D 2011 %I University of North Carolina at Greensboro %X Learning spaces are mission-critical for colleges and universities. Yet institutions lack a commonly accepted set of standards for learning spaces, lack a way to measure how well they work through a third-party certification, and lack a substantive way to compare their spaces to peer and aspirant institutions. Inspired by the success of environmental building rating systems, this paper makes the case for a Learning Space Performance Rating System and describes the development of such as system ¨C currently in its early stages ¨C so as to enlist broader interest and support in the initiative. %K Learning space %K performance %K rating %K rating system %K LEED %K space %K design %K standards %U http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ojs/index.php/jls/article/view/287/154