SEC. 230. DEFINITIONS
The definitions are derived from recognized sources, most of which we have or will cover in established law. There is one term used that may be unfamiliar so I wanted to list it here.
(2) CHPS CRITERIA. The term “CHPS Criteria” means the green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. (click title to entry - thank you)
San Francisco, June 6, 2011 – High performance design and maintenance positively impacts K-12 schools with higher test scores, increased average daily attendance, lower operational costs and improved teacher satisfaction and retention .
Good teachers and motivated students can overcome inadequate facilities and perform at a high level almost anywhere, but a well-designed facility can truly enhance performance and make education a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. A high performance school is:...
This is a measuring stick to apply to the funds being distributed. It serves to standardize the quality of the work being done in a direction determined by a cooperative of business and government.. I have some objections to cooperatives between government and business, but, for the sake of this bill it is appropriate to cite standards to insure the grants are utilized efficiently and with a direction that is recognized as modern and seeing the future as changing and valuable.
Many people are familiar with the "Energy Star" ratings. This is one of the standards noted in the bill. It is in the definition section.
In writing a bill and seeking to have it pass quickly to benefit the nation, the President did not reinvent the wheel when it came to definitions . He used recognizable standards of today's world. In other words, why create controversy when funds need to be expedited to the States.
Sustainable Sites 1
Prerequisite 1 Erosion & Sedimentation Control 1
Credit 1 Site Selection 2
Credit 2 Development Density 3
Credit 3 Brownf i e ld Rede v e l opment 4
Credit 4 Alternative Transportation 5
Credit 5 Reduced Site Disturbance 9
Credit 6 Stormwater Management 11
Credit 7 Heat Island Effect 13
Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction 15
Water Efficiency 16
Credit 1 Water Efficient Landscaping 16
Credit 2 Innov a t i v e Wa s t ewa t e r Te chno l o g i e s 18
Credit 3 Water Use Reduction 19
Energy & Atmosphere 21
Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning 21
Prerequisite 2 Minimum Energy Performance 22
Prerequisite 3 CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment 23
Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance 24
Credit 2 Rene wabl e Ene r g y 26
Credit 3 Additional Commissioning 29
Credit 4 O z one Depl e t i on 30
Credit 5 Measurement & Verification 31
Credit 6 Green Power 32
And the Table of Contents to LEED continues from there to include topics of storage, building reuse, construction waste management, etc....
(6) MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR. The term modernization, renovation and repair" means—
(A) comprehensive assessments of facilities to identify—
(i) facility conditions or deficiencies that could adversely affect student and staff health, safety, performance, or productivity or energy, water, or materials efficiency; and
(ii) needed facility improvements;...
Time for a true story about my own experience with building materials for schools and air quality.
The year was somewhere around 1968. I believe I was in the eighth grade at that time. The city was Manville, New Jersey and the town was building a long sought after Middle School. I was in English class and sitting next to the wall to the hallway when I heard a large dump truck backing up. It was very close to the OPEN classroom windows. It was Spring and the High School, which also housed the Junior High students was not air conditioned. We had individual hot air heaters in each room, but, no AC.
The noise all of a sudden met with a loud scream. The dump truck has backed over a construction worker. It was before the legislation by OSHA to put back alarms on trucks. (click here) That occurred in 1973. As fate would have it the man died and some say it was a warning as to what would come to the first class to attend the Middle School.
The next year the Middle School opened, I was in the ninth grade and my second sister was in the 7th grade and was the first class to attend there. The class would go through their two years in the school, be advanced to the High School and graduate in 1975. Approximately, 11 years later my sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She is alive today, but, with deficits. Some of her classmates are not. After my sister was diagnosed many people called about at least nine other young women in that graduating class that had brain tumors as well and one other young woman in the next class to graduate.
There was never a lawsuit, but, only an informal investigation by people that cared about the issue and it was decided by a highly qualified chemist that the girls were exposed to formaldehyde from the new building materials. All the girls were also either cheerleaders or drill team members. Why was it that these women were a 'cluster' of brain tumor sufferers while no men were involved? It was decided they all drank larger than normal amounts of diet soda to enhance their figures. My sister would be suffering from anorexia at the age of 22 after graduating college.
So, was it just the saccharine that caused these tumors? There was not epidemic reflecting that fact by any government institution. Princeton University had a team circulating through the town, door to door, to ask about illness and cancers. It was a toxic soup over time. That was the conclusion our scientists came to. The informal study didn't cost us anything because it was conducted by friends that had gone on to college and were practicing with some of the most successful pharmaceutical companies in the State of New Jersey. They knew their business and they knew organic chemistry and what chemicals could do to the human body.
My sister is very cognitive, she lives alone and is able to conduct her personal life with a few exceptions. Not all the girls have been so lucky. The new Middle School had new desktops and wall boards with components of formaldehyde. During the first year of use those chemicals would still be in the air and breathed by the students.
The point is the environment a child is growing in and incorporating while they breath can effect cells in the body. While the effects of these chemicals are not immediately evident, they will be as time goes by. It is imperative schools have clear air and not just for asthma sufferers. Those standards have to be uniform as every human body is not so different as their fingerprints. The environmental standards for buildings should be tough because we spend so much time in them away from home. It is a human rights issue and it is necessary.
(C) repairing, replacing, or installing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or components of those systems (including insulation), including by conducting indoor air quality assessments;
(F) abatement, removal, or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, or lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards;
(H) measures, such as selection and substitution of products and materials, and implementation of improved maintenance and operational procedures, such as "green cleaning" programs, to reduce or eliminate potential student or staff exposure to—
(i) volatile organic compounds;
(ii) particles such as dust and pollens; or
(iii) combustion gases;
(N) other modernization, renovation, or repair to—
(i) improve teachers' ability to teach and students' ability to learn; (ii) ensure the health and safety of students and staff; or
(iii) improve classroom, laboratory, and vocational facilities in order to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction; and
(O) required environmental remediation related to facilities modernization, renovation, or repair activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (L).
(7) OUTLYING AREA. The term ‘‘outlying area’’ means the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
(8) STATE. The term “State” means each of the 50 States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
I believe this section is written for protecting our children and their teachers, staff and parents. It is well done.
The definitions are derived from recognized sources, most of which we have or will cover in established law. There is one term used that may be unfamiliar so I wanted to list it here.
(2) CHPS CRITERIA. The term “CHPS Criteria” means the green building rating program developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. (click title to entry - thank you)
CHPS and Trane Team Up to Optimize K-12 Learning Environments
San Francisco, June 6, 2011 – High performance design and maintenance positively impacts K-12 schools with higher test scores, increased average daily attendance, lower operational costs and improved teacher satisfaction and retention .
To support the K-12 education market and the development of high performance schools, Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and solutions and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has become a national sponsor of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. (CHPS).
CHPS is a non-profit organization focused on making schools better places to learn by facilitating the design, construction and operation of high performance schools. High performance schools provide environments that are energy and resource efficient, while linking the physical environment to the educational mission of the building....
CHPS has developed a best practices manual to help schools, districts and practitioners to achieve high performance design, construction and operation. The following titles are available:...
What is a High Performance School? (click here)
Good teachers and motivated students can overcome inadequate facilities and perform at a high level almost anywhere, but a well-designed facility can truly enhance performance and make education a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. A high performance school is:...
This is a measuring stick to apply to the funds being distributed. It serves to standardize the quality of the work being done in a direction determined by a cooperative of business and government.. I have some objections to cooperatives between government and business, but, for the sake of this bill it is appropriate to cite standards to insure the grants are utilized efficiently and with a direction that is recognized as modern and seeing the future as changing and valuable.
In writing a bill and seeking to have it pass quickly to benefit the nation, the President did not reinvent the wheel when it came to definitions . He used recognizable standards of today's world. In other words, why create controversy when funds need to be expedited to the States.
The Green Globes (click here) system is a revolutionary building environmental design and management tool. It delivers an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable, and provides market recognition of a building’s environmental attributes through third-party verification
Sustainable Sites 1
Prerequisite 1 Erosion & Sedimentation Control 1
Credit 1 Site Selection 2
Credit 2 Development Density 3
Credit 3 Brownf i e ld Rede v e l opment 4
Credit 4 Alternative Transportation 5
Credit 5 Reduced Site Disturbance 9
Credit 6 Stormwater Management 11
Credit 7 Heat Island Effect 13
Credit 8 Light Pollution Reduction 15
Water Efficiency 16
Credit 1 Water Efficient Landscaping 16
Credit 2 Innov a t i v e Wa s t ewa t e r Te chno l o g i e s 18
Credit 3 Water Use Reduction 19
Energy & Atmosphere 21
Prerequisite 1 Fundamental Building Systems Commissioning 21
Prerequisite 2 Minimum Energy Performance 22
Prerequisite 3 CFC Reduction in HVAC&R Equipment 23
Credit 1 Optimize Energy Performance 24
Credit 2 Rene wabl e Ene r g y 26
Credit 3 Additional Commissioning 29
Credit 4 O z one Depl e t i on 30
Credit 5 Measurement & Verification 31
Credit 6 Green Power 32
And the Table of Contents to LEED continues from there to include topics of storage, building reuse, construction waste management, etc....
(6) MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR. The term modernization, renovation and repair" means—
(A) comprehensive assessments of facilities to identify—
(i) facility conditions or deficiencies that could adversely affect student and staff health, safety, performance, or productivity or energy, water, or materials efficiency; and
(ii) needed facility improvements;...
Time for a true story about my own experience with building materials for schools and air quality.
The year was somewhere around 1968. I believe I was in the eighth grade at that time. The city was Manville, New Jersey and the town was building a long sought after Middle School. I was in English class and sitting next to the wall to the hallway when I heard a large dump truck backing up. It was very close to the OPEN classroom windows. It was Spring and the High School, which also housed the Junior High students was not air conditioned. We had individual hot air heaters in each room, but, no AC.
The noise all of a sudden met with a loud scream. The dump truck has backed over a construction worker. It was before the legislation by OSHA to put back alarms on trucks. (click here) That occurred in 1973. As fate would have it the man died and some say it was a warning as to what would come to the first class to attend the Middle School.
The next year the Middle School opened, I was in the ninth grade and my second sister was in the 7th grade and was the first class to attend there. The class would go through their two years in the school, be advanced to the High School and graduate in 1975. Approximately, 11 years later my sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She is alive today, but, with deficits. Some of her classmates are not. After my sister was diagnosed many people called about at least nine other young women in that graduating class that had brain tumors as well and one other young woman in the next class to graduate.
There was never a lawsuit, but, only an informal investigation by people that cared about the issue and it was decided by a highly qualified chemist that the girls were exposed to formaldehyde from the new building materials. All the girls were also either cheerleaders or drill team members. Why was it that these women were a 'cluster' of brain tumor sufferers while no men were involved? It was decided they all drank larger than normal amounts of diet soda to enhance their figures. My sister would be suffering from anorexia at the age of 22 after graduating college.
So, was it just the saccharine that caused these tumors? There was not epidemic reflecting that fact by any government institution. Princeton University had a team circulating through the town, door to door, to ask about illness and cancers. It was a toxic soup over time. That was the conclusion our scientists came to. The informal study didn't cost us anything because it was conducted by friends that had gone on to college and were practicing with some of the most successful pharmaceutical companies in the State of New Jersey. They knew their business and they knew organic chemistry and what chemicals could do to the human body.
My sister is very cognitive, she lives alone and is able to conduct her personal life with a few exceptions. Not all the girls have been so lucky. The new Middle School had new desktops and wall boards with components of formaldehyde. During the first year of use those chemicals would still be in the air and breathed by the students.
The point is the environment a child is growing in and incorporating while they breath can effect cells in the body. While the effects of these chemicals are not immediately evident, they will be as time goes by. It is imperative schools have clear air and not just for asthma sufferers. Those standards have to be uniform as every human body is not so different as their fingerprints. The environmental standards for buildings should be tough because we spend so much time in them away from home. It is a human rights issue and it is necessary.
(C) repairing, replacing, or installing heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems, or components of those systems (including insulation), including by conducting indoor air quality assessments;
(F) abatement, removal, or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, or lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards;
(H) measures, such as selection and substitution of products and materials, and implementation of improved maintenance and operational procedures, such as "green cleaning" programs, to reduce or eliminate potential student or staff exposure to—
(i) volatile organic compounds;
(ii) particles such as dust and pollens; or
(iii) combustion gases;
(N) other modernization, renovation, or repair to—
(i) improve teachers' ability to teach and students' ability to learn; (ii) ensure the health and safety of students and staff; or
(iii) improve classroom, laboratory, and vocational facilities in order to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction; and
(O) required environmental remediation related to facilities modernization, renovation, or repair activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (L).
(7) OUTLYING AREA. The term ‘‘outlying area’’ means the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
(8) STATE. The term “State” means each of the 50 States of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
I believe this section is written for protecting our children and their teachers, staff and parents. It is well done.
