School Districts are Moving Markets: Greentools Conference
Posted by CEFPI at 9/12/2008 2:09 PM 
Categories: High Performance Schools; Green; CHPS; Sustainability; Environment
Categories: High Performance Schools; Green; CHPS; Sustainability; Environment
School Districts are Moving Markets
Green Tools Conference, Sacramento
September 12, 2008
School districts are moving markets, according to Kristin Heinen at the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) which just concluded its Greentools conference in Sacramento today. Heinen said it is now a two-way street where school districts and manufacturers share responsibility in building green schools. More and more school districts are now considering high performance schools as an incentive and not an added cost. Some districts would prefer having an audit of the school's high performance features through an independent agency, while others oppose that move. CHPS is now offering free registration for school districts, provided they adhere to certain stipulations and commit to providing an annual report regarding their performance.
A High Performance Resolution Is Important
School boards need to adopt a high performance schools resolution. According to Virginia Hyatt, purchasing director at Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), California, whose board adopted this resolution, it is important as it makes the decision to build green become more visible in the community. This resolution also brings accountability to the forefront and keeps the community well-informed about the progress of building green schools. SMMUSD recently passed a $268 million bond program that included meeting CHPS criteria. Besides CHPS, the school district is also implementing EPA's Tools for Schools (TfS) program. Jim Watts at the San Diego City Schools also expressed the importance of school boards adopting a resolution to implement green schools. His school district, the second largest in California, has adopted CHPS for all schools and sustainability standards were included in a 2008 bond resolution.
From Sarat Pratapchandran at the Green Tools Conference, Sacramento.
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
Green Tools Conference, Sacramento
September 12, 2008
School districts are moving markets, according to Kristin Heinen at the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) which just concluded its Greentools conference in Sacramento today. Heinen said it is now a two-way street where school districts and manufacturers share responsibility in building green schools. More and more school districts are now considering high performance schools as an incentive and not an added cost. Some districts would prefer having an audit of the school's high performance features through an independent agency, while others oppose that move. CHPS is now offering free registration for school districts, provided they adhere to certain stipulations and commit to providing an annual report regarding their performance.
A High Performance Resolution Is Important
School boards need to adopt a high performance schools resolution. According to Virginia Hyatt, purchasing director at Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), California, whose board adopted this resolution, it is important as it makes the decision to build green become more visible in the community. This resolution also brings accountability to the forefront and keeps the community well-informed about the progress of building green schools. SMMUSD recently passed a $268 million bond program that included meeting CHPS criteria. Besides CHPS, the school district is also implementing EPA's Tools for Schools (TfS) program. Jim Watts at the San Diego City Schools also expressed the importance of school boards adopting a resolution to implement green schools. His school district, the second largest in California, has adopted CHPS for all schools and sustainability standards were included in a 2008 bond resolution.
From Sarat Pratapchandran at the Green Tools Conference, Sacramento.
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
School is the second home of a child wherein they are being taught the things that they need to know. Education is very important because it is the key to success. But there some parents are having a hard time to send their kids to school because of financial problem. Some people worry about getting online payday loans when they stock up on groceries, but they didn't use to when they shopped for Kraft foods. The company is trying to get some extra cash together after a corporate restructure and decided to raise prices. Usually people don't want to look into online payday loans if they want a few boxes of macaroni and cheese, which probably had a hand in why their profits dropped dramatically. College students across the nation were probably tired of getting online payday loans to feed that food habit they somehow acquired.
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