EPA Healthy School Environment Resources
This is a gateway for information and links to school environmental health issues. It contains on-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools
Deliver the Green – A Fresh Look at LEED-EB and Facility Management
White Paper published in September, 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.
Lighting the School of the Future
Discusses the Austin Independent School District's (Texas) school redesign efforts to allow more daylight in its schools, increase the students' comfort and productivity, and lower utility costs. Return on investment potential from savings in maintenance, replacement, and productivity of the school are highlighted.
Energy Supplement. Supplement to School Planning and Management. (2001)
Presents the following articles on energy efficiency and American public schools: "High Performance Schools Reduce Costs and Improve Student and Staff Environment" (Larry Schoff); "ASHRAE's Standard 90.1: Educating the Engineer" (Mack and Melanie Wallace;" and "Performance Contracting: Meeting the Challenge of Deferred Maintenance in America's K-12 Schools."
