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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, the National Center on School Infrastructure, and New Buildings Institute have formed the HVAC Change Lab, a new partnership to improve health, safety, and academic success by upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in schools.

School districts across the country face a common set of challenges: aging building portfolios with millions (or billions) in deferred maintenance; the intensifying pressures of extreme weather and a changing climate on school infrastructure; and limited human capacity and capital budgets for implementing needed facilities upgrades. Performance contracting can help districts contend with these realities.

To help overcome hurdles for conducting Facility Condition Assessments and build local district capacity, the National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) is pleased to launch 3 new tools: a Facility Condition Assessment Manual; a Facility Condition Assessment Workbook; and a Facility Condition Assessment Scope Definition Worksheet.

Melanie Drerup reflects on the role that the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission plays in supporting local school districts after serving as Chief Planning Officer for 31 years.

For Guy Bliesner, school safety isn’t just about video surveillance and “hardened” buildings. It's about ensuring that every layer of security supports the ultimate mission of education.

In the heart of California’s Central Valley, Brad Rohrbach is reimagining what it means to serve a community—not just by managing school district budgets and facilities, but by weaving together learning, opportunity, and partnerships in ways that are both visionary and practical.