CHPS District Resolutions Passed in New Haven and Ukiah Unifed

Joining a growing list of California school districts, New Haven and Ukiah Unified have passed district resolutions requiring school facility projects to meet CHPS criteria. The districts then include the resolution in their design specifications to ensure that projects result in high performance schools.

CHPS Web site has a list of all of the districts that have passed CHPS resolutions.

Some of the advantages to creating district resolutions are:

Ukiah District Resolution

New Haven District Resolution

See the CHPS Sample District Resolution

Under California's Universal Waste Rule, households and conditionally exempt small quantity generators cannot dispose batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermostats, and electronic devices to the trash after February 8, 2006. Visit the CIWMB Web site for local government contacts for Waste Prevention and Recycling.

To address the recycling and safe disposal of batteries and fluorescent lamps, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has created waste prevention stickers and posters that can be ordered or downloaded free. The stickers are suitable for use on all types of both outdoor and indoor waste receptacles. The stickers and posters contain a brief message and a Web link for further information.

You may print your own stickers and posters—available in PDF and EPS format for professional reproduction. Download and print your own battery poster (PDF format) here. Download and print your own flourescent lamp poster (PDF format) here.

Copyright is granted to anyone, anywhere, who wants to reproduce the posters or stickers and use them for nonprofit use in the manner consistent with their intended use. Editing is allowed; information can be added or removed from the posters and stickers.

All Fluorescent Lamps and Tubes Should Be Recycled or Disposed as Hazardous Waste

After February 8, 2006, in CA, all batteries, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermostats, and electronic devices must be recycled, taken to a household hazardous waste disposal facility, or taken to a hazardous waste disposal facility.

Zero-Water Consumption Urinals Available Through "Green School Fund" Program

Falcon Waterfree Technologies is piloting a new program in Northern California open to school districts and Higher Education institutions having an expressed, written commitment to sustainable practices. Combined with available rebates from local water districts and agencies, Falcon's Green School Fund Program is intended to make district and campus-wide installations of its waterfree fixtures financially feasible if not actually at zero cost. Besides eliminating the waste of up to 40,000 gallons of water per year with every flush urinal replaced, significant reductions in water/sewer and plumbing maintenance costs are also achieved. For information on Falcon Waterfree's technology, see www.falconwaterfree.com. View the attached PDF to learn more details about Falcon's "Green School Fund" Program.

Updated ASHRAE Ventilation Standard Published

Lessons learned from 30 years of ventilation practices as well as user input and developments in research led to key changes to the American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE) 2004 ventilation standard.

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, specifies minimum ventilation rates and indoor air quality requirements for commercial and institutional buildings. The standard incorporates 17 addenda. Among the major changes recently published is revision of the Ventilation Rate Procedure to reflect recent information regarding ventilation impacts on indoor air quality and to clarify the adjustments necessary for space air distribution and system efficiency of multi-zone recirculating systems.

The breathing zone ventilation rate now includes both an area-related component and an occupant-density-related component, which are added together to determine the required ventilation for the space. The IAQ Procedure was modified by converting the material in the standard into requirements that are stated in mandatory and enforceable language.

Also revised was the minimum ventilation rate table to apply only to no-smoking spaces by deleting smoking lounges from the list of occupancy categories. Also, some rates were lowered based upon their application to no-smoking spaces only. For smoking-permitted spaces, additional (but unspecified) ventilation in excess of the rates listed in the table is required.

The standard also includes a new informative appendix, Appendix G, Application and Compliance, which provides guidance on when the standard applies to new and existing buildings. It also contains a code-intended language version that could be adopted by jurisdictions that have not adopted a building code.

The standard is written in fully mandatory and enforceable language, completing a process that began in 1997. The cost of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, is $60 ($48, ASHRAE members). To order, contact ASHRAE Customer Service at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide), fax 404-321-5478, by mail at 1791 Tullie Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, or visit the ASHRAE.org Bookstore at www.ashrae.org.

~Funding Opportunities~

CEC: Funds Still Available! The California Energy Commission announces the availability of up to $5 million in loan funds for installing energy savings projects. The interest rate is fixed at 4.5% for the term of the loan. This funding can be used to supplement the district's funding for its CHPS projects. Example projects include HVAC equipment and controls, lighting and daylighting systems, and controls and high efficiency windows. The loan amount is based on how much your planned building exceeds the minimum state standards, the larger the loan amount. Visit the CEC's Energy Efficiency Financing Web site for more information and a copy of the application or contact Claudia Orlando at (916) 653-5285 or corlando@energy.state.us.

CDE Funds for Schools and Educators: The California Department of Education's Web site has a variety of funding opportunities listed, available both to CA schools and educators.

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