To find out what these terms mean, why they’re critical for schools that “work,” and how the design and construction process can be managed to ensure high performance outcomes, click any of the five links listed here.
To watch a series of four short, online videos on high performance schools – what they are, why they’re valuable and how you can get one – click here. The videos are non-technical and were developed - by the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council in Washington, DC - specifically for people who are not building professionals: teachers and parents, superintendents and school business officials, board members and other key school decision-makers.
For access to a comprehensive, 25-module online training program on high performance schools, click here. The course was developed by the New York State Energy Research Development Authority and is intended primarily for architects and engineers. (Please note: you must log in to launch the course, but this does not commit you to anything further.)
Click here to access the Daylighting in Schools Online Training Program. This comprehensive resource was developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Rebuild America” program and is also intended primarily for architects and engineers. It presents 15 expert lectures that address the basic principles, strategies and technologies involved in creating well-daylit, high performance schools.
Click here to access the Collaborative for High Performance Schools, a California-based organization whose goal is to facilitate the creation of high performance schools throughout the state. CHPS has created a wealth of information – including its 4-volume “Best Practices Manual” series – on the design, construction and operation of high performance schools.
Click here to access the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities. Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, NCEF is a free public service that provides information on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining schools. NCEF maintains the most comprehensive library of resources currently available on all aspects of high performance schools.
This site is maintained as a free service by the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research (CABSR) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. CABSR engages in a comprehensive program of applied research focused on the built environment and the institutions, policies, technologies and trends that shape it. CABSR’s mission is to generate practical research results that provide tangible benefits to individuals and to society as a whole. www.cabsr.org
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Welcome to the High Performance Schools Resource Gateway
This page provides links to five key, free sources of information on a topic of increasing interest to parents, teachers, students and school districts across the country: high performance school buildings.
A high performance school has been defined as one that is: Healthy and Productive, Cost Effective, Sustainable, Educationally Effective, and Community Centered
