LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
The LEED™ Green Building Rating System of the US Green Building Council, is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven building rating system based on existing proven technology. It evaluates the performance of a “Green Building” from a "whole building" perspective over a building's life cycle. They list LEED Accredited Professionals.
NCEF Resource List: LEED Certification for Schools
NCEF's resource list includes links, books, and journal articles on the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for schools, colleges, and universities.
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
Although CHPS was developed as a standard for California’s public schools, this website contains excellent information. Its Best Practices Manual is a good standard reference for high performance school design and has information directed to school districts and guidelines for designers.
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) The Council is a professional association whose sole mission is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI members are actively involved in planning, designing, building, equipping and maintaining schools and colleges.
Schools Reference Guide, First Edition 2007
This regularly updated guide offers advice and information on using the LEED for Schools Green Building Rating System for K-12 school projects. Provides crucial information for all projects seeking LEED for Schools certification
"How to" Guides
The U.S. DOE web site to help schools with Planning, Financing, Designing & Building and Operations & Maintenance of EnergySmart schools.
State of Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines (pdf)
Assists with creating high performance structures for Minnesota, as required by the state legislature. Organized into the following categories: performance management, site and water, energy and atmosphere, indoor environmental quality, and materials and waste.
NYC Green Schools Guide. (pdf)
Offers guidance for the sustainable design, construction, and operation of new schools, modernization projects, and school renovations in NY. The Guide and Rating System makes NYC one of the first and largest school districts in the nation to have sustainability guidelines required by law.
NY-CHPS Version 1.1.
Presents the Collaborative for High Performance Schools' (CHPS) High Performance Schools Guidelines tailored to New York code requirements and the priorities of the New York State Education Department.
