Green+Schools+Resources

= = =NJN Green Builders []= = Sustainable Sites = Ideas for sustainable land design, construction and maintenance practices. [|LEED for Schools First Edition] [|SS PPT] [|LEED-NC Rating System Credits summary] [|Sustainable Sites Initiative PPT] Sustainable Sites PDF [] []

[|Community MattersA Teaching Tool] The Division of the State Architect's Sustainable Schools Resource

Building Design
[|Sustainable Design Guide] [|Charrette Handbook] [|Architectural Handbook] [|Design Competition Curriculum]

Sustainable Architecture and Design Lesson Plans []

I A and C & T []

USGBC Green Existing Schools Project Management Guide





Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)

@http://www.chps.net/

USGBC Green School Buildings [|**www.greenschoolbuildings.org**]

Green Buildings--EPA []

USGBC.Green Existing Schools Implementation Workbook

USGBC_Paid From Savings Guide_Executive Summary

Building Minds, Minding Buildings. American Federation of Teachers. @http://www.aft.org/topics/building-conditions/downloads/BMMB_GREENGUIDE.pdf Mayors Alliance for Green Schools __@http://www.greenschoolbuildings.org/action/join/mayors_alliance.aspx__

Green Existing Schools Toolkit []

About Green Schools - US Green Builders Council []

USGBC K-12 & Higher Ed Resources []

Public Policy and Advocacy []

LEED for Schools [] LEED Resources []

LEED registered and certified projects in NJ: []

USGBC & LEED powerpoints: []

LEED quick national facts: []

USGBC Educator Resource Center: []

USGBC list of materials, guides and certifications: []

Design Share Project Library []

Learning by Design []

Sustainable by Design []

Sustainable Jersey []

=** National Clearing House for Educational Facilities **-- []=


 * TEACHER RESOURCES**

TEACH Teaching Energy Awareness with Children's Help (TEACH) is an integrated solution from New Jersey's Clean Energy Program that helps school administrators evaluate their buildings and provides hands-on curricula that faculty members can use to teach their students about energy efficiency.

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 * GENERAL**

**Sustainable Jersey** [] []




 * Liberty Science Center- Noveda Technologies-NJ Clean Energy Program Data**

State of NJ Executive Order # 24 for Green Schools []

//NJ State mandates under Executive Order #54. Schools come under the umbrella of these// //mandates//

Building Minds, Minding Buildings From AFT []

Earth Day at Noveda Technologies...http://blog.fulcrummediapr.com/?p=117
 * //First Net Zero Electric Commercial Building in the USA//**

[|http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps]
 * New Revised Standards** - Click on drafts for now - they will upload the adopted standards soon

Envirolinks NJ-SEEDs []

National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education []

Green Communities []

Green Paradigm Institute - Resources for Educators []

NJDEP, How to Become an Environmentally Sustainable Community - A primer []

How to order Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools [] Global learning presentation [] NASA Science, Earth [] USGBC Schools Resource Library [] Northeast sustainable energy association resource list [] Green School Tips [] Seven Steps to a Green School []


 * WATER EFFICIENCY**

The American Institute of Architecture 50 to 50 Water Conservation []

National Center for Educational Facilities Water Conservation @http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/water.cfm

Sustainable Infrastructure for Water Efficiency Toolkit []

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 * ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE**
 * National Energy Education Development Project**


 * Energy Codes.gov**

The Building Energy Codes Program offers two main compliance assessment software—REScheck for residential compliance assessment, and COMcheck for commercial compliance assessment — in both downloadable and web-based tools. BECP also offers both pre-defined prescriptive packages—which allow you to select from various combinations of energy conservation measures, based on your climate zone location. []

New Jersey Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency [] Energy Star for Schools [|www.energystar.gov] Energy Star guidelines [] Energy star for schools [] Energy Star at the Workplace [] eQUEST the QUick Energy Simulation Tool []

Energy Lesson Plans [] [] [] [] [] [] [] The NEED Project []

Energy Smart Resource Guide []

Activity Book []

**Guides** []

Alder Creek Middle School (PDF 690 KB) Desert Edge High School (PDF 804 KB) Fossil Ridge High School (PDF 383 KB) Homewood Middle School (PDF 515 KB) Northern Guilford Middle School (PDF 363 KB) Whitman-Hanson Regional High School (PDF 384 KB)
 * Case Studies**

Rebates and Promotions from NJ Clean Energy Program []

Local Government Energy Audit NJ Clean Energy Program @http://www.njcleanenergy.com/lgea The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has authorized an incentive program to subsidize the cost to agencies for having an energy audit of their facilities

Energy Star for Schools http:// www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12

Teach kids about how becoming energy-efficient can help save our world. Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future Establish a comprehensive energy management program using ENERGY STAR’s Guidelines for Energy Management and read the New Energy Design Guidelines for High Performance Schools. Join ENERGY STAR. Get started with the ENERGY STAR Menu of Offerings for K-12. (566KB) Evaluate your school’s energy performance with Portfolio Manager. Learn about financing your energy projects. Visit EPA’s Indoor Air Quality for Schools Web site and download Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in Schools. Receive training through Online Training Sessions. Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your building.

HealthySEAT @http://www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat/index.html

NJ SmartStart Buildings

@http://www.njcleanenergy.com/commercial-industrial/programs/nj-smartstart-buildings/nj-smartstart-buildings


 * MATERIALS AND RESOURCES**

Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (EPA) __@http://www.epa.gov/waste/partnerships/sc3/index.htm__


 * INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY**
 * Indoor Environmental Quality Reference Guilde**
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Tool for the Reduction and Assessment of Chemical and Other Environmental Impacts (TRACI)
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Tools for Schools Program [] Integrated Pest Management in Schools [] Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign [] Protecting Health and the Environment at K-12 Schools, Including Art Programs [] Green Schools Program [] Pesticides Free Campaign [] Green and Clean Campaign [] Hand Hygiene Educational Materials from GOJO Industries [] Healthy Schools, Health People - It's a Snap [] Healthy Schools Campaign []

Indoor Air Quality Action Kit (IAQ) // IAQ // Action Kit shows schools how to carry out a practical plan to improve indoor air problems at little- or no-cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff. The Kit provides best practices, industry guidelines, sample policies, and a sample IAQ management plan. @http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/actionkit.html

Healthy School Environment Resources (EPA) On-line resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers and staff address environmental health issues in schools. @http://cfpub.epa.gov/schools/index.cfm

Chemical Use & Management

Design, Construction and Renovation

Energy Efficiency

Environmental Education

Legislation and Regulation

Outdoor Air Pollution

Waste

Waste Reduction

A Guidebook for K-12 School System Business Officers and Facilities Managers @http://ase.org/uploaded_files/greenschools/School%20Energy%20Guidebook_9-04.pdf


 * NEWS AND ARTICLES**

Green Schools News Sources [] Di Cara | Rubino Architects takes “green” to a new level []

School Planning and Management Magazine [|www.peterli.com/spm] School Construction News [|www.schoolconstructionnews.com] American School and University Magazine [|www.asumag.com] City Mayors report on academic improvement [] Press Release, McGraw Hill Construction [] The National Academies Press []


 * COST AND BENEFITS**

Greening America’s Schools, Cost and Benefits [] Benefits of Green Schools [] Green Building by the Numbers [] Benefits of Green Schools [] [|Green Schools: Attributes for Health and Learning] Cost and Benefits for Building Green [|Costing Green: A Comprehensive Cost Database and Budgeting Methodology] [|The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings] [|Green Schools: Attributes for Health and Learning] [] High performance building []


 * RESEARCH AND CASE STUDIES**

USGBC Research [] Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership [] Research Studies on Green Schools [] The National Academies Press Green Schools: Attributes for Health and Learning [] Linking Green Schools to Health and Productivity: Research Considerations [] School Buildings Information Center [] National Best Practices for Building High Performance Schools [] Sustainable Business Resources [] High Performance Schools Gateway (US) [] DfES Exemplar Designs for Schools []


 * GLOBAL WARMING**