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Successful students. Energy efficiency. Healthy environment.

In a high performance school, better indoor air quality and a more comfortable environment means students and teachers are healthier and more successful. These schools are designed to require less energy and water, and use highly energy efficient systems and equipment. These features and others, including the use of low-toxic building materials, are also good for the local environment and lower operating expenses. High performance schools are a wise investment and are being built in school districts across the country whether rural or urban, large or small.

How to Achieve a High Performance School

Go here to learn more about the things you need to do to get a high performance school in your community.

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Dalles Middle School

The Dalles Middle School

Students at The Dalles Middle School can be proud that their new school “went for the gold.” The 97,000-square-foot building, is about to earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s Gold Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—the first Oregon school to achieve LEED™ status.

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