DOE Building Technologies Program - Passive Solar Design
New construction offers the greatest opportunity for incorporating passive solar design features. For retrofit projects, consider daylighting strategies, heat control techniques, and using passive solar heating strategies to allow modification of HVAC systems.
Sustainable K-12 Schools [PDF]
White Paper, released in January, 2006. Leonardo Academy is a (501c3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing sustainability and putting the competitive market to work on improving the environment. They develop and distribute strategies, guidance, metrics, standards, education, and information on how to increase sustainability.
Eco-School Design
EcoSchool Design seeks to assist schools, and those who care about them, in transforming paved schoolyards into vibrant ecosystems for outdoor learning.
ENERGY STAR®’s Building Upgrade Manual
The ENERGY STAR® Upgrade Manual for Buildings is a guide to planning and implementing profitable upgrades that will improve the energy performance of your facilities. Advice for developing a comprehensive energy management strategy and an integrated approach to upgrading existing buildings.
Savings By Design
Administered by California utilities, this program offers services and incentives to architects and building owners to raise energy performance to a top priority.
Buildings that Teach
Article discusses how merging environment with school design can enhance the learning process.
Ben Franklin Elementary School: Green Building Steward
The new school expands learning beyond the classroom by connecting the district's educational pedagogy with environmental sustainability at every level. The school was designed to preserve and harness the environment as a learning opportunity.
Great Schools By Design
Great Schools by Design is a national initiative of the American Architectural Foundation that seeks to improve the quality of America’s schools and the communities they serve by promoting collaboration, excellence and innovation in school design.
