Designing the

Sustainable School

Natural Daylighting Green Sloped Ceilings Deep Overhangs Sunshades 0.86 Watts/
sf Xeroscaping Waterless Locally Derived Natural Cooling Heat Mitigation Cooling
Breezes Rainwater Harvesting Recharge Aquifer Gray Water Indigenous Plant Life
Flexible Design Fuel Cell Technology Solar Panels Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment
Cisterns Recycled Rainwater Bird-feeding Gardens Weather Stations Wetlands Light
Shelves Natural Ventilation Durable Materials Energy-efficient LEED Solar Light Tubes
Photovoltaic Panels High-performance Glazing Low-maintenance Materials Operable
Windows Automatic Controls Occupancy Sensors Louvers Non-toxic Recycled
Glass Cullet Carbon-neutral Stormwater Management Evapotranspiration Radiant
Heating Holding Tank Solar Gain Stack Effect Certified Woods Plant Design Auto-
tracking Sunshades Flexible Plan Double-layered Facade Compact Design Manual
Override Cross Ventilation Optimized Energy Performance Sun Screens Skylights
Rooftop Light Monitors Automatic Sensor System Natural Recyclable Green Screens
Thermal Mass Passive Evaporative Cooling Ceiling Fans Solar Chimneys Displacement
Ventilation Building Orientation Biologically Treated Wastewater Mini Ecosystems
Rainwater Tanks Low-toxicity Faceted Light-distributing Ceilings Biofiltration/
Infiltration Zones Raingarden Planters Photocell Dimming Passive Solar Heating
Trombe Walls Bio-mass Bioswales Pond Systems Composting Toilets Gray Water
Recycling Green Materials Seeds ASHRAYE 90.1 Zero CFC-based Refrigerants Wind
Power Bamboo Linoleum CO2 Monitoring Low-VOC Adhesives Thermal Ice Storage
Cooling Outperforming State Title 24 Energy Targets High Fly-ash Content Concrete
Drought-tolerant and Native Species Minimizing Cooling Demand Resource-efficient
Efficiency-controlled Irrigation Public Transport Proximity High Indoor Air Quality
Acoustics Multipurpose Low-E Glazing High-efficiency Boilers Wind Wall Adiabatic
Cooling Recycling Program Managed Forest Products Geothermal Commissioning
Building as Educator Carpooling Incentives Green Roof Rapidly Renewable Materials
Agrofiberboard Reclaimed Greenheart Timber Vertical Sun Screens HVAC Economizer
Cool Roof Wind-driven Ventilation Wind Turbines Biodegradable Berming Natural
Daylighting Green Sloped Ceilings Deep Overhangs Sunshades 0.86 Watts/sf
Xeroscaping Waterless Locally Derived Natural Cooling Heat Mitigation Cooling
Breezes Rainwater Harvesting Recharge Aquifer Gray Water Indigenous Plant Life
Flexible Design Fuel Cell Technology Solar Panels Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment
Alan Ford
Author: Designing the Sustainable School
Published by The Images Publishing Group

"The benefits of building green schools are clear. First and

foremost, children in green schools are healthier and more
productive."
From the foreword of Designing the Sustainable School
S. Richard Fedrizzi
President, CEO & Founding Chairman
U.S. Green Building Council

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