High-Performance School Buildings Online Videos and Information Center

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Created with support from the U.S. DOE's EnergySmart Schools program, this video series provides basic information about high-performance school buildings and tools and techniques to advocate for them in your community. Hosted by SBIC member Building Media, the site contains take-home presentations and other resources as well as basic information for anyone interested in learning about high-performance school buildings. The videos are divided into two categories. The High Performance School Buildings Video Series provides an introduction to the necessary design components and benefits of these schools. The Circuit Rider Training Video Series and Presentation Tools offers resources and tips to help you bring high-performance school buildings into your communities.

SBIC also conducts workshops and seminars nationwide.

High Performance School Design Online Training for Architects and Engineers

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A 25-course curriculum for design professionals developed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), this site offers interactive courses free of charge as a public benefit for design and engineering professionals specializing in sustainable design for K-12 schools.

The curriculum is based primarily on the National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools published by the U.S. DOE and contains references to the Collaborative for High Performance Schools Inc. (CHPS) program in California, which produced the first best practices manual on high performance schools.

All registered users receive a certificate, which can be downloaded and printed, for each course successfully completed. In addition, this program is approved for 25 Learning Units (LU) in Health, Safety, Welfare (1 LU per course) under the AIA's Continuing Education System. Course credits will be submitted to AIA/CES on behalf of AIA members who provide their AIA member number at registration.

Topics include:

• Site Design
• Lighting and Electrical Systems
• Daylighting
• Energy Efficient Building Shell
• Mechanical and Ventilation Systems
• Renewable Energy
• Water Conservation
• Recycling Systems, Waste Management, and Construction Management
• Transportation
• Resource-Efficient Building Products
• Health and Productivity
• Commissioning

  BOOKS

High-Performance School Buildings
Resource and Strategy Guide

Second Edition

This nationally vetted and easy-to-read guidebook describes the characteristics and benefits of high-performance school buildings and details the process to help school planners ask the right questions of design professionals . . .

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