Albany (CA) High School has earned CHPS Designed status for its spectacular addition that is electrically powered and Net-Zero Energy ready.

Part of the Albany Unified School District. the 10,900 square foot, two-story classroom building adds eight large, modern classrooms to the school, including a double-high Design+Build Workshop.

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools has joined the [Re] Build America's School Infrastructure Coalition (BASIC) in calling for the House of Representatives to include the Rebuild and Reopen America's Schools Act in the infrastructure stimulus package. Read the full letter here 

The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) has recognized Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy (VHTPA) in Wilmington, Calif., as a high performance learning environment that has earned CHPS Verified status.    

Congratulations to Albany Middle School (Calif.) for earning CHPS Verified certification over the summer of 2020.

Located at 601 San Gabriel Avenue in Albany, Calif., the Annex, which opened in June 2019, was designed by SVA Architects and built by Rodan Builders, Inc.  Verification by the CHPS program demonstrates that SVA’s design for Albany Middle School has satisfied one of the strictest standards for green school design, a benchmark only a small percentage of schools have met.

Today the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) released its highly-anticipated K-12 school-focused CHPS 2019 Core Criteria 3.0. The third edition builds upon the CHPS 2014 Core Criteria. It incorporates recent developments in construction and building materials technology and adds additional credits addressing lowering school buildings’ carbon footprint through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and promoting resiliency to climate change.