Government Technology - November 2007 - (Page 40) education j j Synopsis: California public utilities and other agencies join to make schools healthier and more energy efficient. Agency: Collaborative of High Performance Schools (CHPS). state local federal No Greenwashing California schools use formalized standards to prevent watered-down green technology programs. Contact: Kristin Heinen, assistant director, CHPS, 877/642-2477, . BY ANDY OPSAHL | GREEN TECHNOLOGY EDITOR NOV_07 verybody wants to be green these days, but some businesses and governments try to cheat. They implement token measures for public relations reasons that don’t significantly increase energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions or clean the environment. Many in the environmental community call it “greenwashing,” said Kristin Heinen, assistant director of the Collaborative of High Performance Schools (CHPS). The CHPS, joining public utilities, government agencies and other industries, sets E the standard for green schools in California. The organization started as a project of the California Energy Commission, joining public utilities to promote greener, healthier schools in 1999. In 2001, the CHPS became a nonprofit organization. The CHPS promotes “high-performance” standards aimed at making schools greener, healthier and more academically beneficial. To prevent greenwashing, the CHPS requires schools to clear two bars before classifying them as high-performance schools. First, the school must meet 11 baseline standards. For example, energy efficiency must be at least 10 percent above the state’s normal code requirement. After the school meets the 11 standards, it faces a point system in which it must earn 32 points to win the CHPS’s endorsement. Schools earn these points for measures they take, in addition to the 11 baseline requirements in six categories. The first category is further energy efficiency. The second category is sustainable site selection, i.e., efforts to reduce hazards like erosion from 40 PHOTO COURTESY OF LIONAKIS BEAUMONT DESIGN GROUP, COURTESY OF CHPS http://www.govtech.com
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