USGBC Central Pennsylvania Chapter

Green Schools

Green Schools

Green schools make sense both for the students and the taxpayers who fund them.Green schools use less energy, water, and natural resources; create less waste; and are healthier and more comfortable for the students and faculty

Green schools deliver lower energy and water bills; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and less exposure for students to mold, mildew and other indoor toxins, along with lowering incidence of flu, colds and asthma.

Green schools have a significant contribution to make in improving the health and well-being of America's students and the faculty and administrators who guide them.

Join us in the Pathways to Green Schools in Pennsylvania.

Online Forms

• Letter to Central PA School Districts

Green School Resources

Green Education Foundation's Sustainability Education Clearinghouse: The resource is live!
Visit www.greeneducationfoundation.org to explore and share the Sustainability Education Clearinghouse, where teachers can share and rate environmental curriculum resources

Greenbuild 2011: Registration is OPEN!
The deadline for early registration is August 15. Visit www.greenbuildexpo.org for all the details on Greenbuild 2011: Toronto, October 4-7.

• PASBO presentation 093010 - LEED the way to Greening Your Existing Schools

• 92 ways to Green Your School

• Green Education Foundation

LEED for Schools Resources:

• LEED For Schools Checklist

• LEED For Schools New Construction and Major Renovation Rating System
  
  

• Learn About the Center for Green Schools (pdf)

Classroom Acoustics - Improving Classrooms For Learning

• Classroom Acoustics Whitepaper

How to Get a copy of the ANSI Standard For Classroom Acoustics...
http://asastore.aip.org/

Officially known as ANSI S12.60-2002 American National Standard Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements, and Guidelines for Schools, this standard provides helpful guidance to design professionals, educational facilities planners, and the general public, as well.

USGBC School Website:

• http://www.greenschoolbuildings.org/Homepage.aspx

Green Schools Existing Toolkit

The Green Existing Schools Toolkit and accompanying training resources will help schools and school districts green their existing portfolio of facilities and achieve LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification. Included in the toolkit are a Green Existing Schools Project Management Guide and a Green Existing Schools Implementation Workbook. These resources provide guidance, best practices, policy, and planning templates to assist school officials in seeking LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M certification, and are designed to be used in concert with additional resources contained in the Green Existing Schools Toolkit.

• http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2114

Green School Curriculum

• Resources: PA Center for Environmental Education http://www.pcee.org/
• PA Association of Environmental Educators - http://www.paee.net/
  
  
  

Case Studies

Clearview Elementary School

 

Lyndon Baines Johnson High School

 

The New Case for Green Schools

Environmentally smart design can help raise test scores, cheer staff, and boost a district's bottom line.

School Recycling Guide - a case study from a Kentucky school

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