California

Featured California Resources:

California -- Sustainable Schools
This website provides a diverse collection of sustainable building resources that will help schools create high performance educational facilities that will ensure the optimal health and productivity of students and faculty.
Source: California Division of the State Architect
http://www.sustainableschools.dgs.ca.gov/sustainableschools/

Collaborative for High Performance Schools
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) aims to increase the energy efficiency of public schools in California by marketing information, service, and incentive programs directly to school districts and designers. The Collaborative's goal is to facilitate the design of high performance schools: environments that are not only energy efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and contain the amenities needed for a quality education.
Source: Collaborative for High Performance Schools
http://www.chps.net/

Children's School Bus Exposure Study
The Children's School Bus Exposure Study was conducted to characterize the range of children's exposures to diesel vehicle-related pollutants and other vehicle pollutants during their commutes to school by diesel school buses.
Source: California Air Resources Board
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm

California Portable Classrooms Study
The Air Resources Board (ARB) and Department of Health Services (DHS) completed a comprehensive study of the environmental health conditions in portable (relocatable) classrooms. This study investigated classrooms in kindergarten through 12th grade public schools and included a large representative sample.
Source: California Air Resources Board
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/pcs/pcs.htm

California - Los Angeles Unified School District Product Review Database
Searchable database of over 5,000 products evaluated by the LAUSD Office of Environmental Health and Safety to determine their suitability for use in and around Los Angeles schools.
Source: Los Angeles Unified School District - Office of Environmental Health & Safety
http://www.lausd-oehs.org/productreview.asp

EPA Regional and State Asbestos Contacts
List of asbestos contacts in the EPA Regional Offices and the States.
Source: EPA - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/regioncontact.html

California -- Food Scrap Management
This site provides information and resources to help reduce food waste and save money on disposal costs. Resources include food scrap prevention tips, lists of local food banks and food rescue programs and on-site and off-site composting options. Regional compost workshops and special event information is also available.

Source: California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/FoodWaste/

California Lower-Emission School Bus Program
The Air Resources Board staff, in coordination with the California Energy Commission and the local air pollution control districts, has developed guidelines that provide criteria for the purchase of new school buses and retrofits of existing school buses to reduce particulate matter emissions.
Source: California Environmental Protection Agency - California Air Resource Board
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm

California Diesel Exhaust
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's provides links to additional information and articles about diesel exhaust.
Source: California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/air/diesel_exhaust/index.html

California Diesel Programs
Information about three diesel programs: California's Diesel Risk Reduction Program, Diesel Fuel Program, and Mobile Source Programs Related to Diesel Engines.
Source: California Environmental Protection Agency - California Air Resource Board
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/diesel.htm

California Indoor Air Quality Infosheets and Related Links
This Web page contains a list of information resources, legislation, and links regarding indoor air quality, mold, and asbestos, in addition to other environmental health concerns.
Source: California Indoor Air Quality Program
http://www.cal-iaq.org/iaqsheet.htm#Mold

California Advisory on Relocatable and Renovated Classrooms
This document summarizes the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) considerations regarding the purchase/lease of relocatable classrooms (or "portables") and the contracting for renovation of existing space. It is provided to advise school facility managers how to minimize potential health impacts from IEQ problems with cost-effective practices.
Source: California Interagency Working Group on Indoor Air Quality
http://www.cal-iaq.org/adv_4pg.htm

California Indoor Air Quality Program
This Web site provides factsheets on indoor air quality issues affecting schools and links for more information.
Source: California Indoor Air Quality Program
http://www.cal-iaq.org/

California Evaluating and Cleaning Up School Sites
DTSC's Schools Property Evaluation and Cleanup Division is responsible for assessing, investigating and cleaning-up proposed school property sites. The Division ensures that selected properties are free of contamination or, if the properties were previously contaminated, that they have been cleaned-up to a level that protects the students and faculty who will occupy the new school.
Source: California - Department of Toxic Substances Control
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Schools/

California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing
California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.) since 1978 has promoted, developed and supported the enactment of new statewide and local funding alternatives for public K-12 school construction, maintenance, and modernization.
Source: California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing
http://www.cashnet.org/