High-Performance School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide

Written primarily for those who make decisions about the design and construction of K-12 schools, this 86-page guidebook describes the characteristics and benefits of high-performance school buildings and details a process that ensures school planners get the best design possible within their budgets.

The book is organized into three core sections. Section 1 provides an overview and two interrelated discussions: “What Is a High-Performance School Building?” and “Why Is a High-Performance School Building Valuable?” Section 2 is the Process Guide, which provides issue-specific questions for each stage of the design process that decision makers can ask their architectural/engineering teams as a means of driving projects toward the highest achievable levels of performance. Section 3 contains briefs that describe each of the 17 key “Building Blocks” that, when integrated as elements of a whole building design, result in a high-performance building.

Now in its second edition, the guide contains a new “Building Block” on durability, updated “Building Blocks” on acoustics and safety/security, new case studies, and new photographs, resources, and Web links.

The guide costs $50.00 ($42.50 for SBIC members). Buy it online.