Title: Reading Assignment
Course: WGF 106 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

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Sub-Title | Basic IEQ Networking
Content | High performance schools are facilities that improve the learning environment while saving energy, resources, and money. The key is understanding the lifetime value of high performance schools and effectively managing priorities, time, and budget during the design and construction process. "High performance school" refers to the physical facility — the school building and its grounds. Good teachers and motivated students can overcome inadequate facilities and perform at a high level almost anywhere, but a well-designed facility can truly enhance performance and make education a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. Creating a high performance school is not difficult, but it requires an integrated, "whole building" approach to the design process. Key systems and technologies must be considered together, from the beginning of the design process, and optimized based on their combined impact on the comfort and productivity of students and teachers.
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High Performance Schools – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schooldesign/highperformance.html

The issues facing schools today include:

- How will high performance schools help educate students?
- Is high performance design cost effective?
- Do I have to choose between housing more students and high performance?
- Will I have the time to do this?
- Do I need to be an expert in high performance building design?
- Will high performance schools demand extensive maintenance?

International Facility Management Association http://www.ifma.org/
Attributions | Image courtesy of Sustainable Facilities Tool – U.S. General Services Administration Content courtesy of Indoor Air – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency