Best Practices in Sustainable School Architecture

Quality Education by Design

On-Demand

September 2020

1 HSW CE Credit, AIA # DAS361-20 - 1 HSW LU, IDCEC # 113151 - 1 HSW CEU

About this webinar

Research shows that sustainable school design is not only good for the environment, sustainable school design can have a direct impact on student achievement and teacher performance.  This course explores how to best support learning by examining ways to leverage building codes and sustainable design rating systems to optimize the design measures that most significantly impact student achievement and increase teacher retention. We will also discuss strategies for energizing and mobilizing the design team and stakeholders to build consensus and accountability for implementing sustainable design and apply lessons learned from case studies of High Performance School projects.

The content of this course has not been approved by the United Nations and does not reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.

Hosted by LaTonya Whitfield-Horhn

LaTonya Whitfield-Horhn, AIA, LEED AP is an Architect with twenty-two years of experience, specializing in Project Management and High Performance/Sustainable Project Consulting. She has a diverse portfolio of projects that includes K-12 and Higher Ed Facilities, Mixed-Use Developments, Multi-Family Residential, Commercial Office Buildings, Airport Support Facilities, and Healthcare. She has also been an Adjunct Professor at the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University and a Guest Lecturer at Texas A&M University.

Upon completion, you'll be able to:

  • Develop a process for building consensus and keeping stakeholders accountable and engaged throughout design and construction.
  • Leverage building codes and sustainable design rating systems criteria to prioritize and optimize design measures that can best impact student achievement and increase teacher retention.
  • Effectively illustrate and enforce sustainable design requirements in the contract documents.
  • Apply lessons learned from case studies of High Performance School projects.

Entire 2023 series

$345 Single payment
12 HSW CE credits

Single session

$45 Single payment
1 HSW CE credit

Entire 2023 series

$29/month 12 Monthly payments
12 HSW CE credits

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