High Performance Schools - Effective Learning Environments

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Trane is a proud sponsor of CHPS Schools

Trane is a proud sponsor of the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) and its Operations Report Card, the FIRST AND ONLY industry-recognized benchmarking tool for the total learning environment.

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Quality of school = level of achievement

Experts believe that as many as one-third of all students miss up to 33% of the oral communication that occurs in the classroom due to poor acoustics²

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Facilities Correlate with Absenteeism

Schools with poorly maintained or inadequate facilities report teacher absenteeism to be 15 percent greater than those with properly maintained facilities.³

Optimizing the Learning Environment

Students perform best in high performance schools where the physical learning environment is comfortable, quiet, well-ventilated and well-lit. Children demonstrate this fact in classrooms every day. Teachers confirm it. And it is proven by research time and time again.

Effective learning environments are, in part, the result of high performance school design followed by proper maintenance and regular upgrades throughout the life of the building. Best practices in school design and maintenance can produce a number of positive outcomes:

Higher test scores
Increased average daily attendance
Lower operational costs
Improved teacher satisfaction and retention⁴

Trane solutions for K-12 schools

K-12 school district objectives are influenced by indoor air quality, acoustics, and energy and operational efficiency. For more than 50 years, Trane has provided solutions for high performance classrooms and sustainable schools that are fiscally and environmentally responsible, and significantly improve the quality and cost-effective delivery of education.

Our full portfolio of energy efficient HVAC equipment, cutting edge building controls and service plans are only part of the story. Our real strength is the consultative approach we take to helping school districts identify and implement the classroom conditions that are essential to learning. Trane energy education programs are designed to build students' appreciation for the environment and their surroundings by raising their understanding of the many ways that buildings impact their everyday lives..

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1. Do Schools Facilities Really Impact a Child's Education? An introduction to the issues by John B. Lyons.
2. The Environmental Protection Agency
3. Do k-12 School facilities affect education outcomes? Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovermental Relations (2003)
4. The Environmental Protection Agency
5. E-Source Snapshot of k-12