High Performance Schools

Welcome to The Collaborative For High Performance Schools(CHPS) special section of SchoolFacilities.com. Here you will find useful articles and tools for planning, design, maintnenace and operation of school facilities.

The mission of CHPS is to facilitate the design of high performance schools: environments that are not only energy efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and containing the amenities needed for a quality education.

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Energy use in The School
By: Chris Dunlap - Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: SchoolFacilities.com
As energy costs continue to rise school districts around the nation are turning to conservation methods to keep energy costs at a reasonable level. While energy is usually referred to as a “fixed charge” in most district budgets it is an area where conservation methods can have a big effect.

Energy Efficiency & Facility Improvement Projects New
By: Tracy Southers - Monday, November 23, 2009
Source: DMI Entegral Solutions
For decades, building owners and managers have been forced to choose between price and performance in their facility upgrade projects. Limited budgets, ineffective procurement options, and premiums for energy efficient solutions have made high-performing buildings an elusive goal. This is no longer the case with Entegral Solutions Group...

Alabama Schools Make $2.9 Million Green Commitment
By: Keith Hobbs - Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Source: Schneider Electric
The Florence City Schools in Florence, Ala., are implementing $2.9 million in facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort and efficiency at nine district buildings totaling more than 925,000 square feet. Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, will complete the work as a performance contract with the district. Schneider Electric guarantees that Florence City Schools will reduce its utility costs by at least $207,000 annually when the project is completed in October 2010.

Bard CS2000 Energy Monitor
The Bard CS2000 provides a complete energy monitoring system without user input or programming. Some schools may be eligible for a free trial use of the CS2000.

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New Mexico State University Installs Potomac Digital Signage
By: Heather Loveridge - Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Source: SchoolFacilities.com
Gone are the days of placing flyers and posters in campus buildings. Potomac Digital Signage gives universities and colleges the ability to instantly update students and faculty about events throughout the campus.

Mobile Awareness Announces VisionStat Plus Integrated Obstacle Detection Sensor & Video System
By: Brandon Stotsenburg - Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Source: Mobile Awareness, LLC
Mobile Awareness, LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products, today announced VisionStat™ Plus, an extremely affordable and complete commercial-grade system to prevent backing accidents.

Follansbee(R) Contributes to New Jersey School’s LEED(R) Platinum Certification
By: Lauren Ban - Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Source: Follansbee Steel
A Follansbee TCS II® roof lends a combination of sustainable attributes and unique visual appeal to the newest addition to the Willow School, a K-8 private elementary school in Gladstone, NJ, which recently attained USGBC® LEED® Platinum Certification.

A School Gymnasium surrounded by nature
By: Marcela Casas, Architect - Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Source: iGreenBuild.com

This gymnasium complex for a K-12 school, located in the outskirts of Colombia’s capital, uses passive strategies and local materials offering an innovative, bright and multipurpose space for the students as well as a smart and considerate solution to the client.

Ratcliff Designs New Gold LEED, Energy-Efficient Classroom Addition
By: Mary Tressel - Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Source: Ratcliff, Emeryville, Calif. & Tressel Communications, Concord, Calif.
Ratcliff Designs New Energy-Efficient Windrush School Building to Take Advantage of Its Environment and Achieve a LEED® Gold Rating.

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Insuring your construction projects today and for the future
By: Sharon Iburg - Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Source: Keenan & Associates
What is the measure of a successful project?
Is it that the project was completed on time? The project stayed under budget? There were no serious incidents that occurred during construction? Punch list items were at an all time low? The community is pleased and with the new facility, its design, cost, and delivery, and can’t wait for their children to use it? The board has needed little intervention as to the building of the project?

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