About

The mission of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools is to facilitate the design, construction and operation of high performance schools: environments that are not only energy and resource efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and containing the amenities for a quality education.

CHPS helps facilitate and inspire change in our educational system. The goals of CHPS are to:

Increase student performance with better-designed and healthier facilities
Raise awareness of the impact and advantages of high performance schools
Provide professionals with better tools to facilitate effective design, construction and maintenance of high performance schools
Increase school energy and resource efficiency
Reduce peak electric loads