Design Guides
The new ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings (PDF 3.09 MB) helps school districts save money that can be devoted to educational resources. It features easy-to-follow recommendations for various climate zones, and how-to tips using real-life construction case studies of schools around the country that have achieved or exceeded a 30% energy savings (compared to the minimum requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999).
The following design guides provide step-by-by step, detailed information on building EnergySmart Schools in specific climates, and for specific applications. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader
The following guides are intended to assist with the design process of an EnergySmart Schools project.
- Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Energy Design Guidelines for High Performance Schools:
- Arctic and Subarctic Climates (PDF 5.1 MB)
- Cold and Humid Climates (PDF 3.2 MB)
- Cool and Dry Climates (PDF 3.2 MB)
- Cool and Humid Climates (PDF 3.3 MB)
- Hot and Dry Climates (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Hot and Humid Climates (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Temperate and Humid Climates (PDF 3.3 MB)
- Temperate and Mixed Climates (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Tropical Island Climates (PDF 5.0 MB)
- LEED for Schools: Green Building Rating System
- National Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools (PDF 8.9 MB)
- High Performance School Buildings Resource and Strategy Guide
- The Efficient Windows Collaborative Tools for Schools (PDF 3.1 MB)
- Designing High Performance Schools CD (ZIP 41.2 MB)