Interactive courses are offered free of charge to design and engineering professionals
specializing in sustainable design for K-12 schools. High performance school design
integrates daylighting, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency to build a school
that runs efficiently, saves money, protects natural resources, and provides superior
visual, acoustical, and thermal comfort.
High Performance School Operations and Maintenance
After a healthy and sustainable school has been designed and constructed it must
be maintained to continue its high performance. The latest manual, CHPS Best Practices
Manual Volume IV,
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS),
provides guidance. Three of the chapters have been added to this online training:
Building Envelope, Electrical Systems and Lighting, and HVAC and Mechanical Equipment.
The training
program was developed by NYSERDA staff and five organizations at the forefront of
high performance school design:
- The Collaborative for High Performance Schools
- The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- Building Media, Inc.
- The New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Eley Associates
