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1. Important Breakthrough in Healthy Schools Design: NY State CHPS Guidelines will help prevent mold
From the Healthy Schools Network, a major victory in mold prevention for future schools, incorporated into healthy school design guidelines in NY state
High Performance Schools Guidelines
<<Healthy & High Performance School Design
Our goal is to help shape initiatives that will transform the built environment to include health and learning benefits for all children. Healthy and High Performance schools improve children’s health, energy efficiency, and teacher and school staff job satisfaction, enhance student performance, and provide a healthier environment for building occupants.
In 2006, NYSERDA (The NYS Energy Research and Development Authority) and the NYS Education Department released NY-CHPS, comprehensive healthy and high performance school design guidelines for NYS schools. Healthy Schools Network worked to bring the NYS Education Department and NYSERDA together to create these guidelines and then served as an advisor to the project during its development.
These guidelines were adopted in Feb., 2007 and are now available at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan/NYSERDA/NY-CHPS_Ver_1.1_Feb_07.html. >>
from: http://healthyschools.org/ny_program.html
The Center for School Mold Help feels that these designs incorporate important elements that will help prevent mold.
Note: Guidelines also available in Word and HTML format, go to New York School Facilities Home Page for full info or click on
hyperlinks at right: Collaborative for High Performance Schools): HTML, PDF, Word 2/8/07
2. EPA IAQ Tools for Schools Program: IAQ Design Tools for Schools
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/dtfs.html
To keep pace with population growth, reduce overcrowding, and comply with class-size reduction mandates, an estimated 6,000 new schools will need to be built in the next several years. Thousands more schools will be renovated as districts continue to upgrade deteriorating school facilities.
EPA developed the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Design Tools for Schools (DTfS) as a web-based resource to help school districts, facility planners, and architects design the next generation of learning environments. These school facilities will help -- rather than hinder -- schools in achieving their core mission of educating children.
Visit DTfS at www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign
IAQ Design Tools for Schools (IAQ DTfS) complements the IAQ Tools for Schools Program, which helps existing schools prevent and solve IAQ problems. IAQ DTfS provides voluntary guidance for school personnel, architects, engineers, builders and contractors, parents, and the community on key school construction and renovation issues such as:
Did You Know?
Smart School Design, Construction, and Renovation
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Healthier and Higher Performing Kids
Incorporating high performance building features into the design process,
Commissioning school building systems to ensure that they are operating according to design,
Controlling pollutants and their sources,
Selecting and designing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems,
Controlling moisture to prevent mold and damage to building materials and systems,
Remediating mold,
Specifying and maintaining portable classrooms,
Renovating existing schools,
Providing links to resources on a wide range of high performance construction issues, such as acoustics, day lighting, life-cycle costing, commissioning, and more.
IAQ Design Tools for Schools draws from EPA's expertise as well as other resources that have emerged from state and private sector initiatives.
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3. Indoor Air Quality, A Guide for Educators - School Facility see Design Considerations
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/fa/sf/iaq.asp
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4. The Greenguard Environmental Institute (GEI) (www.greenguard.org ), oversees the Greenguard Certification Program, which is an industry-independent, non-profit organization. In addition to administering the program and the certification process, the GEI provides oversight for the establishment and continuous maintenance of acceptable standards and testing protocols for interior building products. The GEI's mission is to improve public health and quality of life by helping manufacturers build better and safer products and to provide the public with a free indoor air quality resource and guide to readily available low-emitting products. Greenguard can provide assistance relating to indoor air quality. The Greenguard Institute has also launched a Greenguard certification for mold resistance in buildings. and GREENGUARD Product Emission Standard For Children & Schools .
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
1341 Capital Circle, Suite A
Atlanta, GA 30067
www.greenguard.org
1.800.427.9681
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