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Green Schools Member Circle. Vision Statement.
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Vision Statement • Vision: To educate our community as well as our state and local government on sustainability as it relates to educational facilities. To not only provide a focus on energy and efficiencies in new building technology, but also to provide a focus on the efforts these buildings have on the health of our students, their learning environment and the overall planet. Working together as engineers, architects, educational staff and students to make a difference for future generations. To educate our community
Nuts and Bolts • Andy Plogsted, Chair • Allison McKenzie, Vice Chair • Meet monthly at GBBN or a green school • Currently ~5 active members, down from 12 • 2 Main Events every year • School Presentation & Tour • Green Apple Day of Service
Places we’ve been • Taft IT High School (LEED Platinum • North College Hill Elementary (LEED Gold) • Dater Montessori (LEED Gold) • Sands Montessori (LEED Gold) • Clark Montessori (tracking LEED Gold) • Woodford Paideia (tracking LEED Gold) • Hughes High School • Mt. Healthy Junior and Senior High
LEED for Schools • Has added credits • SSc9 Site Master Plan • SSc10 Joint Use of Facilities • IEQp3 Minimum Acoustic Performance • IEQc4.5 Furniture and Furnishings • IEQc4.6 Ceiling and Wall Systems • IDc3 School as a Teaching Tool
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Cincinnati public schools • 22 LEED Schools 5 High Schools 17 Elementary • 6 Certified • 3 Silver • 2 Gold • 1 Platinum • 57 Schools 16 High Schools 38 Elementary 3 K-12 • 33,800 students • 5,000 staff Find us :http://www.cps-k12.org/
CPS • Partnerships with everyone from ALI to Duke to Hamilton County and MSD • Green Technology from ICF to BAS to green roof and daylight harvesting • Last school in the Facilities Master Plan completes in 2014 • Energy Conservation program upgrades continue