| CHPS Beyond California |
While the CHPS Criteria was originally developed for the California school market, schools across the country have discovered the benefits of climate-specific, district-based high performance building criteria. The CHPS high performance building Criteria has already been adapted for Washington, Massachusetts, New York and the New England states.
All of these states/regions have a CHPS Criteria that has been specifically developed for the state/region's climate and school building system. Links to each state/region's Criteria can be found below.
If your project in a state that already has adapted the CHPS Criteria? Click on your state below for contact information. Is your project in a state that hasn't yet adapted the CHPS Criteria? Please give us a call at 415-957-9888! We are happy to work with you to see how CHPS can become a part of your state's school building community.
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| Massachusetts (CHPS-MA) |
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Adoption of the CHPS Criteria for Massachusetts has been managed by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. MTC is is the state’s development agency for renewable energy and the innovation economy. MTC has made available funding and design tools for schools and school design teams that want to build high performance schools. The CHPS Criteria and Planning volumes have been adapted for Massachusetts and can be found on the MTC website. MTC also provides outreach and education for school districts and design firms on high performance school building.
In 2007, the Mass Schools Building Authority included the CHPS-MA indoor environmental quality criteria in its 2007 Construction Regulations and provides up to 2% additional reimbursement of construction costs for schools meeting the CHPS-MA Criteria. |
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| CHPS-MA Criteria |
| Download the CHPS-MA Criteria (1.6 MB) |
| Resources for Massachusetts High Performance Schools |
| MTC Green Schools Page |
| MTC Green Schools Publications (including the MA-CHPS Criteria and Planning Volumes) |
| Capital-E Study: National Review of Green Schools: Costs, Benefits, and Implications for Massachusetts (815 KB pdf) |
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| New England (CHPS-NE) |
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| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) has adapted the CHPS Criteria Volume for New England schools. NEEP provides education and outreach to school districts and design firms on high performance school building. |
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Carolyn Sarno
Phone: 781-860-9177
5 Militia Drive
Lexington, MA 02421
www.neep.org
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| CHPS-NE Criteria |
| Download the CHPS-NE Criteria (533 KB)
The CHPS-NE Criteria is a regional guideline based on CHPS. It was developed with input from state departments of education from across New England and will be used by the majority of the states as a standard for school construction funding. |
| New Hampshire Updates |
New Hampshire provides 3% additional reimbursement for schools meeting CHPS-NE criteria. Find out more information about New Hampshire's programs at the websites for the New Hampshire Department of Education's School Building Aid Program: www.ed.state.nh.us/buildingaid
and NH Partnership for High Performance Schools: www.nhphps.org.
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| Rhode Island Updates |
| The state of Rhode Island has integrated CHPS-NE into its mandatory construction regulations. |
| Connecticut Updates |
| In Connecticut, CHPS-NE is an alternative to meeting state-mandated energy efficiency and sustainability goals. |
| Vermont Updates |
| The CHPS-NE Criteria was recommended to legislature as a Vermont-specific high performance school criteria. |
| Maine Updates |
| In Maine, CHPS-NE is an alternative to meeting state-mandated energy efficiency and sustainability goals. |
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| New York (CHPS-NY) |
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The New York State Education Department and New York State Energy Development Authority have adapted the CHPS Criteria as voluntary green building guidelines. NYSERDA also provides funding incentives for energy efficiency in schools.
Separate standards for New York City have been developed which adapted the CHPS standard to the city's specific resource requirements. |
New York State Education Department
Carl T. Thurnau, P.E., Coordinator
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| CHPS-NY Criteria |
| Download the CHPS-NY Criteria (2 MB) |
CHPS-NY in the News
Capital News 9: September 27, 2007: Greener Schools
The East Hampton Star: October 4, 2007: A Green Feather for East Hampton’s Cap |
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| Washington State (CHPS-WA) |
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The Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol is the state’s benchmark for design and construction of high performance schools. The Protocol is based on the CHPS Criteria, and was a result of a three-year long pilot program during which it was decided that CHPS was the best high performance building program for the state. The Protocol was developed out of the CHPS program.
All major facility projects of public school districts receiving any funding in a state capital budget must be designed and constructed to the Washington Sustainable School Design Protocol or a LEED Silver Standard. |
Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Patricia Jatczak
High Performance School Building Coordinator
360-725-4973
Patricia.jatczak@k12.wa.us
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| CHPS-WA Criteria |
| Download the CHPS-WA Criteria (300 KB) |
| Resources for Washington High Performance Schools |
| Washington's High Performance School Buildings Program |
| CHPS-WA in the News |
| The Olympian: 'Green' Schools Benefit Students |
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