The CHPS National Technical Committee is charged with developing and updating criteria and answering credit interpretations which support the work of our on-going projects. The Committee plays an important role within our organization by: establishing and maintaining rigorous high performance national standards and best practices resources in a transparent and collaborative process; solidifying the CHPS commitment to healthy, efficient, and environmentally sound facilities that enhance the educational environment for all schoolchildren and educators; and providing support and suggesting direction to the CHPS Board of Directors and staff.
Primary responsibilities are to:
- Review, revise, and maintain the CHPS National Core Criteria and Credit Library to ensure technical rigor and consistency across CHPS resources.
- Revise and maintain the CHPS Best Practices Manuals.
- Assist local CHPS Committees when regional modifications or proposed new criteria are being considered during CHPS Criteria Development/Revision process.
- Issue interpretations of the CHPS Criteria (CCIs).
- Provide technical assistance for the CHPS Operations Report Card (ORC).
- Provide assistance and coordination with other CHPS Committees and Subcommittees on cross-cutting issues and criteria.
- Other technical matters that are occasionally referred by the Board.
LEADERSHIP | |
| Arnel Catalan, Co-Chair | Mount Vernon Group Architects |
| Vacant, Co-Chair | |
| John Zinner, Transition Co-Chair | Zinner Consultants |
INTEGRATION & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE | |
| Vacant, Chair | |
| Alice Sung, Co-Chair | Greenbank Associates |
| Claire Barnett (SME) | Healthy Schools Network |
| Mike Dieterich | RISE Industries |
| Christopher Gerber (SME) | Gerber Consulting |
| Arlene Hopkins | Arlene Hopkins & Associates |
| Tom Phillips | Healthy Building Research |
| Ying Wang | Okapi Architecture |
| Dana Waters | California Air Resources Board (CARB) |
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SUBCOMMITTEE - (A)coustics, (L)ighting, (T)hermal Comfort, (V)entilation | |
| Heather Jauregui, Chair | Perkins Eastman |
| Samantha Rawlings (A), Co-Chair | Veneklasen |
| Leo Cedolin (A) (SME) | Waveguide |
| Ed Clark | |
| Jason DeMarco (L, T) | |
| Shawn Good (L) (SME) | Brinjac Lighting Studio Design |
| Peggy Jenkins (V) | California Air Resources Board (CARB) |
| Pat Jennings | Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) |
| Jani Palmer (SME) | EPA |
| David Rhodes | DuctMate |
| Zack Rogers (L) (SME) | Daylighting Innovations |
| Josh Roper (A) | Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc. |
| Trevor Schatz (V) | Healthy Buildings |
| Richard Shaughnessy (V) | University of Tulsa |
| Michael Siminovitch (L) | California Lighting Technology Center, UC Davis |
| Toni Stein (SME) | IGC.org |
| Ed Stuber (SME) | Galson Labs |
| Ying Wang | Okapi Architecture |
ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE | |
| Sean Denniston, Chair | New Buildings Institute |
| Vacant, Co-Chair | |
| James Anderton | Independent Commissioning Consulting, LLC |
| Christopher Armstrong | PACE Representatives, Inc. |
| Karen Butler | EPA Energy Star |
| Oscar Corcios | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Miles Dake | M.E. Group |
| John Diffenderfer | Aedis Architects |
| Tony Hans | CMTA Consulting Engineers |
| Scott Harrison | TXU Energy |
| Katy Hatcher | EPA Energy Star |
| Shona O’Dea | DLR Group |
| Jim Ogden | 3QC Inc. |
| Richard Shaughnessy | University of Tulsa |
| James Shwe | Maroko & Shwe, Inc. |
| Aaron Wintersmith | Capital Engineering |
WATER & SITE SUBCOMMITTEE | |
| Toni Stein, Chair | IGC.org |
| Vacant, Co-Chair | |
| Bevin Ashenmiller | Occidental College Department of Economics |
| Vanessa Carter | Ecoliteracy Content Specialist at SFUSD |
| Eric Corey Freed (SME) | Organicarchitect.com |
| Sara Greenwood | Greenwood Consulting |
| Arlene Hopkins | Arlene Hopkins & Associates |
| Mark Hyer (SME) | Earth Networks |
| John Koeller (Alternate) | Alliance for Water Efficiency |
| Thomas Pape | Alliance for Water Efficiency |
| Alice Sung | Greenbank Associates |
| Sharon Danks (SME) | Green Schoolyards America |
| Carolyn Kolstad (SME) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE | |
| Kayla O'Connor, Chair | Hord Coplan Macht |
| Vacant, Co-Chair | |
| Nate Belke | VWR |
| Annie Bevan (SME) | Sustainability Made Simple |
| Gregory Dick | CA Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery |
| Chris Lee | Jacobs Wyper Architects |
| Nicole Munoz | SCS Global Services |
| Kurt Siggard | Concrete Masonry Association of CA & NV |
| Raja Tannous | Berkeley Analytical |
OPERATIONS & METRICS SUBCOMMITTEE | |
| Anna Klovstad, Chair | Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District |
| Carrie Havey, Co-Chair | The Green Engineer |
| Margi Ammon | Adams 12 Five Star Schools |
| Michal Healy | Santa Clara Unified School District |
| Tania Van Herle | Harley Ellis Devereaux |
SME = Subject Matter Expert (Non-voting Member)
