Selected High Performance
School Buildings & Grounds
Resources

This selection is offered to provide an introduction to high performance school buildings and grounds, as well as to open the doors to more extensive research for both the school district's personnel and design professionals.

  
Introductory Overviews

What are high performance school buildings? For an overview slide show, go to our online presentation

The High Performance School: Sustainable, Obtainable and Cost Effective, by Jason Kliwinski. KEY POST. New Jersey Association of School Business Officials. April 2002. Available under press releases at
www.thepriscogroup.com.
  

Planning & Designing

Green Schools Sustainable School Construction:
www.ase.org/greenschools/newconstruction2.htm
An excellent, comprehensive collection of linked resources, organized around a dozen "sustainable school design components," from site planning and landscape design to eco-education.

Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
Originally designed for California schools, these materials are being adapted for national use.
High Performance Schools Best Practices Manual:
     * Volume 1: Planning
     * Volume 2: Design
     * Volume 3: Criteria
Available in print or on line from www.chps.net (877) 642-CHPS

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 
The L.E.E.D. rating system answers the question: "How do I know I'm getting a high performance building?" www.usgbc.org

More Extensive Information

An extensive annotated listing of "High Performance School Buildings" resources organized by 58 references to books and other media, 46 references to journal articles, and 27 related web sites:
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org/rl/high_performance.cfm

Environmental Building News is a monthly newsletter featuring comprehensive, practical information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building--from energy efficiency and recycled-content materials to land-use planning and indoor air quality. Independently published, EBN's objectivity has earned the newsletter the unusual distinction of being widely respected by both environmental activists and industry groups. For a free sample issue or to subscribe:
www.buildinggreen.com

New Jersey-Based Resources

New Jersey Clean Energy Program www.njcleanenergy.com
Financial incentives for renewable energy

New Jersey SmartStart Buildings www.njsmartstartbuildings.com
Design support, technical assistance, & financial incentives for energy efficient equipment

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Innovative Design & Market Development will facilitate one-stop permitting for new school construction that qualifies for L.E.E.D. certification.
Contact: Mike Winka, Administrator, 609-292-9962
Email: mwinka@dep.state.nj.us

New Jersey Sustainable Business Alliance consists of environmentally responsible companies that promote sustainable products and services.
Telephone: 607-589-7457    Fax: 800-495-8048

Global Learning, Inc., 22 Mary Ann Drive, Brick, NJ 08723
globallearningnj@comcast.net
tel: (732) 281-8929

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