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| New Regulations Approved - State to Use CHPS Criteria for Prop 1D High Performance Incentive Funding | |||
New regulations were approved at the August 22, 2007 California State Allocation Board (SAB) meeting that determine how $100 million in high performance school incentives will be spent. The program will fund new construction and modernization projects that promote the efficient use of water, natural resources and energy, and also provide superior indoor air quality, acoustics, and lighting. California voters approved the incentive package under Proposition 1D back in November 2006. The funding is part of a larger $10.4 billion package to upgrade public schools, including kindergarten through twelfth grade, community colleges, and state universities. The new regulations identify the CHPS Criteria as the basis for distributing the incentives. “It was important for us to ensure that the adopted criteria would allow us to run a really smart program – distributing funds to projects to take a good facility and make it a great facility, an ideal school that is both energy and resource efficient and an overall healthier and more productive environment for children to learn in,” said t he Office of Public Schools Construction (OPSC) Executive Officer Rob Cook. The requirements for participation in theProp 1D incentive program differ slightly from the CHPS Program requirements. They have been sent to the Office of Administrative Law for approval. OPSC anticipates funding to be available in October 2007 if there are not delays. To learn more about how to qualify for Proposition 1D funding, click here. |
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| CHPS' Greentools Conference is Quickly Approaching | |||
Advanced registration rates end September 1st. This is the last week to save up to $100 on registration for CHPS' Greentools for Healthy Schools conference. Greentools will bring together school districts, their design teams and experienced CHPS community members to discuss how to design, build, operate and fund efficient, environmentally sustainable, and healthy schools. Join us in San Francisco on September 27, 2007, for what is sure to be the school construction industry's most informative conference and training this year. REGISTER TODAY! |
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Agenda Updates Workshops: Workshop trainings for the conference have been set! We have six, highly informative trainings planned with experts from across the field of high performance school design. The workshops and presenters can be found here: http://www.chps.net/GTAgenda.htm#Workshops |
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| American School and University's Green Cleaning Award | |||
Does your institution embrace Green Cleaning? Then here's your chance to be recognized. The "Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities" honors education institutions that adopt green cleaning practices. Nominate your green cleaning program today. Winners will be featured in the December issue of American School & University magazine. http://asumag.com/green_cleaning_award/ |
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| Introducing CHPS' Newest Members | |||
CHPS appreciates our members' commitment to improving the learning environments for school children, and welcomes the following organizations and individuals to its membership: |
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Dodson Engineering, Inc. |
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Ordiz-Melby Architects, Inc. | |
Erik S Emblem (Individual) |
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PB2 Architecture & Engineering | |
Fairfax County Public Schools Des & Const. |
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PCM3, Inc. | |
Forbo Flooring Systems, Inc. |
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USG Corporation |
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Marcher Covington Architects, Inc. |
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Weston Miles Architects | |
Monte Hunter (Individual) |
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View our entire membership list and learn about the benefits of joining online at: http://www.chps.net/membership/index.htm |
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Quick links: CHPS Rating Programs | CHPS Membership | CHPS Best Practices Manual |
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