Sustainable Design for Schools
Internet Resources
Whole-Building Approach to School Design
Best Practices Manuals, Volume I - Planning, Volume II - Design, Volume III - Criteria, and pending Volume IV - Operations and Maintenance
www.chps.net
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), California
High Performance School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide
www.sbicouncil.org
Sustainable Building Industry Council (note: there is a fee for this resource)
Recommended Best Management Practices Promoting Energy Efficiency, Resource Conservation and Environmental Quality
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/rescons/susbuild/docs/Resource.PDF
City of Seattle and Seattle Public Works - Partnership for Resource-Efficient Schools
Sustainable Design Guidelines
www.psd.k12.co.us/district/construction/Resources/sustainguidelines.pdf
Poudre School District (PSD), Colorado
Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol and the Draft Planning Workbook
www.k12.wa.us/SchFacilities/SustainableSchools.aspx
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State
Site Preservation
Salmon Friendly Seattle Design Charrette: Urban Schools
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/charrette/schools.htm
Healthy Schools Project (Including their report on "Safer Schools: Achieving a Healthy Learning Environment Through Integrated Pest Management")
www.beyondpesticides.org/schools/
City of Seattle - Natural Landscaping
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/RESCONS/plantNaturally/default.htm
Portland Native Plant Selection Guide
www.cleanrivers-pdx.org/get_involved/plant_selection_guide.htm
Building Enclosure
Energy Star Buildings
www.epa.gov/buildings
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
www.eren.doe.gov/EE/buildings.html
Energy Smart Schools
www.rebuild.org/sectors/ess
CADDET
www.caddet-ee.org/
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse
www.energyideas.org
Resource Conservation
Water
WaterWiser - The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse
www.waterwiser.org
City of Seattle Technical Assistance
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/util/RESCONS/default.htm
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
www.sustainable.doe.gov
Rocky Mountain Institute
www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid15.php
Colorado Office of Water Conservation
www.cwcb.state.co.us/owc/freefa.htm
Water Alliances for Voluntary Efficiency (WAVE) - US EPA
WAVE operated as a voluntary program from 1992 until recently. One of the remaining products is free water management software for educational institutions.
www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency
Energy
Building America Program - U.S. Department of Energy
www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/building_america/
Rebuild America Program - U.S. Department of Energy
www.rebuild.org
Exemplary Buildings Program
www.nrel.gov/buildings/highperformance/
EPA Energy Star Programs
www.energystar.gov/
Energy Star Buildings and Green Lights Program
www.epa.gov/greenlights.html/
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
ACEEE recently published the "Guide to Energy-Efficient Commercial Equipment" which provides practical, up to date information on how to reduce energy consumption, improve building systems performance and increase worker comfort and productivity. The Guide covers lighting, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC), and motors, as well as other energy using equipment. The $40 guide is available by phone at 202-429-0063 or Email: ace3pubs@ix.netcom.com.
www.aceee.org
Energy Program - Washington State University
www.energy.wsu.edu
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
www.nwalliance.org/
The Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
www.eeba.org/
Lighting Design Lab (Seattle)
lightingdesignlab.com/index.html
Betterbricks Daylighting Lab (Portland)
www.betterbricks.com/default.aspx?pid=article&articleid=299&typeid=10&topicname=othernews&indextype=>.
Guidelines: Tips for Daylighting
windows.lbl.gov/pub/designguide/designguide.html
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
eetd.lbl.gov
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy in Your State (including links to Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation, State Guides on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and "Schools Going Solar".
www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy/page.cfm?pageID=96
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
www.sbicouncil.org
The Renewables Program at Washington State University
www.energy.wsu.edu/renewables/
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES)
www.ases.org
Alternative Energy Engineering Catalog and Design Guide
www.solar4power.com
Solar and Wind Products Available through the EcoMall
www.ecomall.com/biz/solarcat.htm
Net Metering
www.eere.energy.gov/state_energy/policy_content.cfm?policyid=26
Buying Green Power
Portland General Electric (PGE)
www.portlandgeneral.com/home/products/renewable_power/
Benton County PUD
www.bentonpud.org (click on "Green Power")
Tacoma Power
www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/Power/greenpower
Pacificorp Blue Sky Program
www.utahgreenpower.org/index.htm
Alternative Fuels
Alternative Fuels for Fleets
www.pprc.org/pubs/altfuels.cfm
Clean Cities Program
www.ccities.doe.gov/
Oregon Office of Energy
www.energy.state.or.us/bus/tax/betcbrtx.htm
Alternative Fuels Data Center
www.afdc.nrel.gov/
Transportation
Location Efficient Mortgages
www.locationefficiency.com
Transportation Connections
www.transconnect.org
Washington Commute Trip Reduction
www.wsdot.wa.gov/pubtran/CTR/
Tri-Met Programs for Employers (Portland area)
www.trimet.org/business.htm
Cities for Climate Protection - Commuter Calculator
cities21.com/games/comcalc.htm
Environmental Defense Fund - Commuter Calculator
www.environmentaldefense.org/system/templates/page/issue.cfm?subnav=18
Benefits to Employers of Bicycle Commuting
www.commutesolutions.com/letsride/bicycling.html
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA)
www.bta4bikes.org
Interior Quality
Air Quality
EPA's IAQ Page, Tools for Schools
www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/index.html
Healthy Buildings and IAQ
www.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/29267-8.1.pdf
Daylighting
Guidelines: Tips for Daylighting
windows.lbl.gov/pub/designguide/designguide.html
Northwest Lighting Design Lab
lightingdesignlab.com/index.html
Betterbricks Daylighting Lab (Portland)
www.betterbricks.com/default.aspx?pid=article&articleid=299&typeid=10&topicname=othernews&indextype=>.
Clearinghouses and Databases
Residential Energy Efficiency Database - Energy Efficient Housing Construction
www.its-canada.com/reed/eehc/index.htm
Energy Ideas Clearinghouse
www.energyideas.org
Energy Information Clearinghouse
www.lgc.org/energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse - U.S. Department of Energy
www.eere.energy.gov
Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies (CADDET) - Case Studies in Energy Efficiency
www.caddetee.org
