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CHPS:
The Collaborative of High Performing Schools
http://www.chps.net/overview/index.htm
The mission of the Collaborative of High Performance Schools is to facilitate the design of high performance schools: environments that are not only energy efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and containing the amenities needed for a quality education.
CHPS helps facilitate and inspire change in our educational system. The goals of CHPS are to:
Increase student performance with better-designed and healthier facilities.
Raise awareness of the impact and advantages of high performance school design.
Provide design professionals with better tools to facilitate effective design.
Increase school energy and resource efficiency.
Reduce peak electric loads.
CHPS Programs:
CHPS Self-Certification and Recognition Program
CHPS oversees the nation’s only green building rating program especially designed for K-12 schools. The CHPS Criteria is a comprehensive system of benchmarks designed by the CHPS technical committee, which is made up of over fifty school facilities experts including state agency officials, designers, school district officials, contractors, product manufacturers and energy and water utility officials. A CHPS-certified school is a school that has strived to achieve excellence in environmental efficiency and healthy building practices. CHPS recognizes superior design teams and school districts through award ceremonies, case studies and media outreach.
CHPS Trainings
CHPS, an American Institute of Architects registered provider of Continuing Education Services, offers accredited high performance school technical seminars to design professionals. A leader in the field of green school development, CHPS also offers workshops to school districts and other stakeholders on the green school development process, including assisting school districts in creating district-wide resolutions on green school construction.
CHPS Best Practice Manual
CHPS has developed a six-volume best practices manual for high performance schools. These manuals were developed through a consensus process with the assistance of school officials, state agencies, industry representatives and design professionals. CHPS periodically updates each manual.
CHPS High Performance Resources
CHPS manages a member directory of green school building services and a directory of certified low emitting materials for green school construction. CHPS is developing an individual professional accreditation program that will allow design professionals to become CHPS-accredited.
Background
This is a unique period in California history. The state, already educating one out of every eight students in America, has seen historical enrollment rates four times higher than national averages.
The current infrastructure is aging and over thirty percent of existing facilities need a major renovation. At the same time, California schools are spending nearly $700 million on energy—more than the combined cost of supplies and books—in a time of rising concern over energy supplies and tight school budgets.
These figures illustrate an enormous opportunity for our state's school districts to build the next generation of schools: facilities that improve the learning environment while saving energy, resources, and money.
High performance schools achieve these goals by using a whole building, integrated design strategy that incorporates the best of today's ideas and technologies. From the beginning of the design process, each of the building elements (windows, walls, building materials, air-conditioning, landscaping, etc.) is considered part of an integrated system of interacting components. Choices in one area often affect other building systems; integrated design leverages these interactions to maximize the overall building performance.
Student and Teacher Health
One-fifth of California's population spends their day inside a school facility. Published and anecdotal reports are exposing the poor indoor air quality in some of the state's school facilities, and the potentially serious effects it can have on student health and absenteeism. Poor indoor air quality can trigger asthma attacks, spread disease, expose occupants to toxic substances, and cause drowsiness, headaches and dizziness. High performance schools mitigate poor indoor air quality by using materials that do not off-gas hazardous chemicals, utilizing properly designed ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and focusing on preventative maintenance.
Student Performance
Numerous studies have confirmed the relationship between a school's physical conditions and improved attendance and test scores. High performance schools apply this knowledge by providing daylighting, superior indoor air quality, visual comfort, thermal comfort, and improved acoustics.
Naturally lit rooms have been proven to boost student productivity and improve visual acuity. A study called "Daylighting in Schools" sponsored by Pacific Gas & Electric examined student performance data from three elementary school districts—one each in California, Washington and Colorado.
Better designed lighting systems put the correct amount of light where it is needed.
Well designed ventilation and cooling systems create environments that are not too hot, cold or humid.
Noisy air conditioners are eliminated so that students and teachers can hear each other.
Impact on Operating Costs
High performance design saves money on both sides of the ledger by reducing operating costs and increasing school funding. School districts can save thirty to forty percent on annual utility costs for new schools and twenty to thirty percent on renovated schools by applying high performance design and sustainability concepts. The potential for savings is greater in new schools because it is possible to "design out" inefficiencies from the outset.
Impact on the Environment
High performance school buildings improve the indoor environment by providing cleaner air, better acoustics and natural light. They also improve the global environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By using renewable energy in schools—such as solar power and daylighting—and by reducing energy consumption through efficient design, school districts can reduce reliance on fossil fuel sources to heat, cool, and light school buildings.
Where Do You Start?
The knowledge and technical resources to build high performance schools already exist. Your district can build sustainable schools just by demanding them. You will need to plan early, know what to ask for, and verify that the design firms you hire have the required knowledge and skills.
http://www.chps.net/manual/index.htm
CHPS Best Practices Manual
BPM Volume I – Planning
BPM Volume II – Design
BPM Volume III – Criteria
BPM Volume IV – Maintenance & Operations (M&O)
BPM Volume V – Commissioning
BPM Volume VI – Relocatable Classrooms
BPM Electronic Appendix
Implementing CHPS Resources
CHPS Scorecards
CHPS Criteria Credit Interpretations
CHPS Sample District Resolution
Low-Emitting Materials Products List
CHPS Guide to Certification Coming Soon!
CHPS Energy Modeling Rules Coming Soon!
Other CHPS Resources
CHPS Membership
CHPS Membership Application
CHPS Overview and Training Presentations
CHPS Professional Design PowerPoint Slides
CHPS M&O PowerPoint Slides
CHPS Videos
CHPS Videos
CHPS Interactive Classroom Demo
Specifications
Section 01350
Relocatable Specifications
Relocatable Commissioning Checklist
Indoor Air Quality and Health
IAQ Fact Sheets
Indoor Air Quality Documents
Healthier Schools Report
Environmental Health Conditions in California's Portable Classrooms
Acoustics
Acoustics Fact Sheet: HVAC Design
Acoustics Fact Sheet: 2001 Standard
Acoustics Fact Sheet: Case Studies
Commissioning
Commissioning Fact Sheets: Overview
Commissioning Fact Sheets: Case Studies
Commissioning Fact Sheets: Process
CHPS Links
Check the CHPS Resource Links page for more information and links to other related websites.
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CHPS Best Practices Manual
Volume I - Planning (2006 Edition)
This volume addresses the needs of school districts, including superintendents, parents, teachers, school board members, administrators, and those persons in the school district that are responsible for facilities. These may include the assistant superintendent for facilities (in large districts), buildings and grounds committees, energy managers, and new construction project managers. Volume I describes why high performance schools are important, what components are involved in their design, and how to navigate the design and construction process to ensure that they are built.
Download Non-Printable Volume I (3.8 MB) Order Printed Volume I (131 pages)
Volume II - Design (2006 Edition)
This volume contains design guidelines for high performance schools. These are tailored for California climates and are written for the architects and engineers who are responsible for designing schools as well as the project managers who work with the design teams. Organized by design discipline, the guidelines present effective strategies for the design of schools that meet the CHPS high performance school criteria.
Download Non-Printable Volume II (12MB)
Download Volume II by Chapter (Non-Printable)
Preface and Introduction (1 .9 MB)
General Conditions ( 0.7 MB)
Site Planning ( 2.1 MB)
Interior Surfaces and Furnishings ( 1.7 MB)
Lighting and Daylighting ( 3.8 MB)
Building Inclosure and Insulation ( 1.5 MB)
HVAC ( 2.8 MB)
Other Equipment and Systems (1.2 MB)
Order Printed Volume II (628 pages)
Volume III - Criteria (2006 Edition)
The CHPS criteria are a flexible yardstick that precisely defines a high performance school. The criteria address site and material selection, energy and water efficiency, indoor enviornmental quality and provides sustainable policies and operations to be adopted by school districts. School districts are encouraged to adopt the criteria for their new buildings and major modernizations.
NOTICE: All CHPS projects that submit plans to DSA (for public projects or begin construction for non-public projects) for approval after August 24, 2007 are required to use the 2006 Criteria Edition (for non-publicly funded school projects, scorecards submitted to CHPS after August 24, 2007 must use the 2006 Criteria Edition). Prior to August 24, 2007 the 2006 Edition may be used voluntarily or the 2002 Edition may be used so long as the project also complies with the energy addendum, Title-24-2005.
Download Non-Printable Volume III 2006 Edition (2.0MB) Order Printed Volume III 2006 Edition (122 pages)
Download Non-Printable Volume III 2002 Edition (0.6MB)
Download Non-Printable Energy Addendum (0.05MB)
Order Printed Volume III 2002 Edition (59 pages)
Volume IV-Maintenance & Operations (M&O) (2004 Edition)
This volume presents high performance guidelines for the maintenance and operation of schools. Information in this volume will help ensure that high performance school buildings continue to operate as their designers intended, providing optimal health, efficiency, and sustainability.
Download Non-Printable Volume IV (5.2 MB) Order Printed Volume IV (384 pages)
Volume V - Commissioning (2004 Edition)
This volume provides important information on commissioning high performance schools—a critical step in ensuring that the technologies and high performance elements are actually built and tested to meet specifications.
Download Non-Printable Manual V (1.2 MB) Order Printed Manual V (70 pages)
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Volume VI - Relocatable Classrooms (2006 Edition)
This volume provides manufacturers, school districts and architects the tools and concepts necessary to specify, build and acquire high performance relocatable classrooms.
Download Non-Printable Manual VI (1.9 MB) Order Printed Manual VI (77 pages)
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Implementing CHPS Resources
CHPS Scorecards
This scorecard is a useful tool for school districts and CHPS project managers to monitor compliance with the CHPS credits and prerequisites. The scorecard offers a checklist for points earned, and can be used to designate responsibile team members and track supporting documents for proving compliance with credits.
Based on your project type, use the new school construction, or the modernization and new building scorecard. The Scorecards are Excel files with three worksheets:1) scorecard directions, 2) scorecard, and 3) team member worksheet. (The original 2002 scorecard was developed by Los Angeles Unified School District under a grant from the California Energy Commission and U.S. Department of Energy Rebuild America Program.)
NOTICE: All CHPS projects that submit plans to DSA for approval after August 24, 2007 are required to use the 2006 Criteria Edition (for non-publicly funded school projects, scorecards submitted to CHPS after August 24, 2007 must use the 2006 Criteria Edition). Prior to August 24, 2007 the 2006 Edition may be used voluntarily or the 2002 Edition may be used so long as the project also complies with the energy addendum, Title-24-2005.
Download 2006 Edition New School Construction Scorecard (669KB)
Download 2006 Edition Modernization & New Building Scorecard (670KB)
Download 2002 Edition Scorecard ( 0.6 MB)
Download 2002 Sample Scorecard ( 0.6 MB)
CHPS Criteria Interpretations
Have a question about the CHPS Criteria? The CHPS Technical Committee offers credit interpretations for school districts and design teams with a registered CHPS project. Fill out the Criteria Interpretations Form and your question will be emailed to our CHPS experts. You should receive an email response within 2 weeks. Also visit FAQ's on the CHPS Criteria for additional interpretation guidance.
View Credit Interpretation Form
CHPS Sample District Resolution
A district resolution can be incorporated into a school districts master design specifications to ensure that all new facilities meet CHPS criteria. In addition, it expresses a commitment by the district to build schools that are healthy, efficient and environmentally friendy facilities to learn and teach in. View the benefits of a signing a district resolution and the current resolutions passed by California school districts.
Download Sample District Resolution (32K)
Low-Emitting Materials Product List
The Low-Emitting Materials Product List, lists products that have been certified to meet Section 01350— the CHPS Low-Emitting Materials criteria— for use in a typical classroom.
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Other CHPS Resources
CHPS Membership Application
CHPS membership is comprised of a diverse group of public, private and not-for-profit organizations that support CHPS’s mission of improving the quality of education for children through the design of learning environments that are energy and water efficient, provide healthy indoor environments, are comfortable, well lit and improve environmental quality. Click here to view our current members.
Download Membership Application (1.2 MB)
CHPS Overview and Training Presentations
The CHPS overview presentation, Building Better Schools, gives and overview of the CHPS program. It is great for school district presentations.
CHPS offers a number of professional training programs on its Best Practice Manual throughout the year.The following presentations available to download are based on the 2001 Edition of Volume I, II and III of the Best Pracitce Manual and the 2004 Edition of volume IV. To view our current training programs vistit the CHPS Trainings and Events page.
CHPS Overview Presentation
Download Building Better Schools Presentation (605K)
Download Building Better Schools Speaker Notes (2.2 MB)
Download CHPS 101 Slides (7 MB)
Vol I, II and III Training Slides
Download Introduction to CHPS (0 .9 MB)
Download Lighting ( 1.1 MB)
Download IEQ ( 887K)
Download Material Efficiency ( 472K)
Download HVAC ( 1.0 MB)
Download Site Planning ( 922K)
Download CHPS Criteria (88K)
Volume IV: Maintenance and Operation Training Slides
Download M&O Building Envelope Slides
Download M&O Lighting Slides
Download M&O HVAC Slides
Download M&O Plumbing Slides
Download M&O Recycling Slides
Download M&O Cleaning Slides
Download M&O Landscaping Slides
Download M&O Snow/De-Icing Slides
CHPS Videos
California's leading experts in high performance design discuss the major design strategies for schools in the CHPS Online Video Series. This eight-video series can be viewed for free via the web.
CHPS Interactive Classroom Demo
Learn about high performance features in a CHPS classroom through this interactive classroom demo.
Download the updated CHPS Classroom diagram here - TIF (29 MB).
Specifications
Materials: Section 01350 contains model specification language detailing recycled content guidelines and maximum VOC emission rates and testing standards for materials.
Relocatable Classroom: CHPS offers specifications and a commissioning checklist for assistance with high performance relocatable classrooms..
Download Section 01350 (44K)
Download Notes for Section 01350 ( 0.1 MB)
Download Relocatable Classroom Specifications ( 0.1 MB)
Download Relocatable Commissioning Checklist ( 0.1 MB)
Indoor Air Quality and Health
IAQ Fact Sheet I: CHPS Criteria, Low- Emitting Materials Credit. The fact sheet on mold control in classrooms has some tips and resources for designers on preventing and dealing with mold.
IAQ Fact Sheet II: Mold Prevention and Remediation. The fact sheet on mold control in classrooms has some tips and resources for designers on preventing and dealing with mold.
IAQ Fact Sheet III: IAQ Case Study. Read how Tahoe Truckee Middle School implemented several strategies to improve indoor air quality at their school.
Indoor Air Quality Documents: Indoor air quality reserach papers from the Ninth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.
Healthier Schools: A Review of State Policies For Improving Indoor Air Quality. This report was prepared by the California Energy Commission's Efficiency Committee to be consistent with the objectives of SB 284 (Polanco), Chapter 498, Statutes of 2002. .
Building Healthy High Performance Schools: A Review of Selected State and Local Initiatives. This report was prepared by the Environmental Law Institute, offering a resource to school districts that are planning to build high performance schools. The report illustrates the policies, programs, and practices that have been adopted by states and school districts to incorporate a high performance approach in school planning, design, and construction.
Environmental Health Conditions in California's Portable Classrooms. Visit http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/pcs/leg_rpt/leg_rpt.htm for more information on the Portable Classrooms Study by the Air Resources Board-Dept. Health Services. You may want to read the legislative report first and sign up to be on their list serve to receive regular updates.
Download IAQ Fact Sheet I ( 0.1 MB)
Download IAQ Fact Sheet II ( 0.1 MB)
Download IAQ Fact Sheet III ( 0.1 MB)
Download Healthier Schools: A Review of State Policies For Improving Indoor Air Quality ( 0.1 MB)
Download Building Healthy High Performance Schools: A Review of Selected State and Local Initiatives ( 0.1 MB)
Acoustics
Acoustics Fact Sheet I: HVAC Design. The HVAC Design fact sheet contains information pertinent to achieving better acoustics through HVAC design.
Acoustics Fact Sheet II: 2001 Standard. The ANSI/ASA S12.60 New Standard for Classrooms was developed to provide standards for designing quieter classrooms nationwide.
Acoustics Fact Sheet III: Case Study.This fact sheet contains case studies for Cesar Chavez Education Center and Elkhorn Village Elementary School, outlining the process of addressing acoustics in their designs.
Download Acoustics Fact Sheet I ( 0.1 MB)
Download Acoustics Fact Sheet II ( 0.1 MB)
Download Acoustics Fact Sheet III ( 0.1 MB)
Commissioning
Commissioning Fact Sheet I: Overview of Commissioning Process. This fact sheet explores how commissioning can help school districts' ensure their schools are build as high performance.
Commissioning Fact Sheet II: Case Studies. This fact sheet looks at how two different California school districts took different approaches to successful commissioning.
Commissioning Fact Sheet III: The Commissioning Process.This fact sheet discusses the various phases of commissioning and what school districts should expect during the process.
Download Commissioning Fact Sheet I ( 0.1 MB)
Download Commissioning Fact Sheet II ( 0.1 MB)
Download Commissioning Fact Sheet III ( 0.1 MB)
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Order CHPS Best Practices Manual
Volume Member Price Non-Member Price
Volume I – Planning $20.00 $25.00
Volume II – Design Guidelines $40.00 $45.00
Volume III – Criteria $20.00 $25.00
Volume IV – Maintenance & Operations $40.00 $45.00
Volume V – Commissioning $20.00 $25.00
Volume VI – Relocatable Classrooms $20.00 $25.00
Special Value! Volumes I – VI $160.00 $180.00
CD-ROM (Non-Printable Volumes I – VI) $2.00 $2.00
Currently all manual volumes are out of stock.
Please check back beginning August 1, 2007 for availability or call 877-642-2477
Contact CHPS with questions: 877-642-CHPS or email:
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