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Welcome to The Efficient and Healthy Schools Program
The Efficient and Healthy Schools Program (EHSP) aims to engage K-12 schools to improve energy performance and indoor air quality, with a focus on practical solutions involving HVAC and other technologies to reduce energy use and advance resilience. This program is led by the U.S. Department of Energy with technical support from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and New Buildings Institute.
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Joining the Efficient and Healthy Schools Program is easy and free.
We invite you to join a growing network of schools, school districts, and supporting organizations in the Efficient and Healthy Schools Program. The program aims to improve energy performance, advance resilience, and promote a healthy learning environment in schools.
Options once you join the program include: regular working groups, peer-to-peer discussions, and technical support on practical solutions that improve energy performance, reduce carbon emissions and promote a healthy learning environment in your school. Join us!
Upcoming Events
Center for Green Schools - School Resiliency Summit
Sept 10-11, 2024 | Details and registration!
Join the Center for Green Schools on September 10-11 in Austin, TX for the in-person School Resiliency Summit! School systems are faced with increasing climate-related challenges like extreme heat, flooding, wildfires, and power instability, and they must plan for these challenges to provide safe and healthy learning environments for students and staff. This training is designed to connect K-12 school district staff with their peers, experts, and key resources for implementing, communicating, and funding strategies for schools to be prepared for the future.
Decarbonizing School Buildings - The Building Electrification Technology Roadmap (BETR) for Schools
Jun 27, 2024 1pm ET | Register for the webinar!
The San Diego LEARN Program is hosting a webinar on June 27 from 10-11am Pacific/1-2pm Eastern about the Building Electrification Technology Roadmap (BETR) for Schools, which provides high-level guidance for schools and districts that may be considering system and equipment upgrades in educational facilities. BETR for Schools summarizes a comprehensive set of electrification technologies that can replace traditional fuel-fired equipment and includes information about typical upfront and operational costs, installation challenges, maintenance difficulty, indoor air quality and greenhouse gas emissions associated with common electric equipment. Participants will hear from a school district in California about how they are tackling decarbonization.
Announcements
2024 Best of Green Schools Award
The Efficient and Healthy Schools Program has been named a 2024 Best of Green Schools Award recipient for the Moment for the Movement category, presented by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Schools National Network. The awards celebrate the hard work being done by people, schools, campuses, and organizations to push energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in schools around the country. Read more here!
ASHRAE Schools Partnership Program
ASHRAE is working on a multi-pronged effort to support ASHRAE Chapters to reach out to their local schools to share technical information on improving energy and indoor air quality. Currently, 14 Pilot ASHRAE Chapters have signed up. The program intends to engage with schools especially in disadvantaged or rural communities. Interested in being a part of this program? Learn more!
Interested in finding out more?
Please contact the Efficient and Healthy Schools team via email at schools@lbl.gov.