 Welcome to ASBO's Environmental Resource Center!
Make sure your district provides healthy learning environments for students and staff. This resource center is your destination for information about everything from indoor air quality and “green” practices to energy savings programs and efforts to eliminate childhood obesity.
Indoor Air Quality Resources
ASBO International's Indoor Environmental Quality Group
Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ASBO International is pleased to offer the services of the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Advisory Group.
Free IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit
The EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program is a voluntary initiative to help school officials nationwide address IAQ problems and reduce exposure to asthma triggers in the classroom. The guidance in Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools can save schools time and money so that attention can be directed to educating children.
2011 IAQ Tools for Schools Symposium
The 2011 IAQ Tools for Schools Symposium will be held January 13-15, 2011. For more information, click on the link above.
 School Environmental Management Resource List (108K file)
From ASBO International's Indoor Environmental Quality Group.
Blue Valley Guiding Principles and Sustainable Strategies for Facility Design and Construction (120K File)
The Blue Valley School District (USD229), a Midwestern school district in Overland Park, Kansas, originally developed these Guiding Principals in 1997, which are still very relevant today. They have been leaders in high performance school design and indoor air quality for years.
Environment Resources
The Green Schools Alliance
The Green Schools Alliance's Resource Center on Financing
 Download the Go Green Initiative’s Go Green Planning Guide (1.24 MB file)
Compost Master Presentation from Schaumburg Illinois SD 54 5th Grade Class
Energy Resources
The New Guide to Operating and Maintaining EnergySmart Schools
The New Guide to Financing EnergySmart Schools
Energy and Water Saving Ideas for Schools
EPA’s Energy Star Program
Cleaning and Maintenance
Green Cleaning Procedures Lead to Cost Savings and Improved Attendance
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010 ASBO International, in partnership with North East ISD (TX), hosted a Webinar entitled, Green Cleaning Procedures Lead to Cost Savings and Improved Attendance, featuring Rock Whitney, Director for Facility Support, and Ron Clary, Executive Director for Facility Support and Maintenance. Dowload a copy of this presentation by clicking on the title above.
ASBO International Sustainable Schools Webinar
In Spring 2009, ASBO's Environmental Quality Group conducted the Webinar, Green Purchasing -- What Does it Mean?, with Scot Case of TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, Inc. For more information and a copy of the presentation, contact Jay Snyder at jsnyder@asbointl.org.
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