A standard for healthier, greener educational facilities

The Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program gives facility management professionals the tools to make a big difference in indoor air quality without major capital investments.

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Solving for
the problem

50%
Schools reporting poor indoor air quality
Higher test scores by students with better ventilation%
Higher test scores by students with better ventilation
15
School days missed each year due to asthma

The path of improvement

01.
Assess
Use our free self-assessment tool to discover your facilities’ strengths and weaknesses and see how many points you would score toward the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges standard.
02.
Commit
Join the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program to gain access to guidebooks, training materials, and a peer network of facility professionals similarly committed to improving performance.
03.
Improve
Use the program resources to improve your facilities' performance at your own pace. Schools that reach the top level of achievement can apply for certification to earn public recognition for their verified expertise in providing healthy school environments.

See what people are saying

Jodi Krause
Assistant Director Housekeeping,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kimberly Thomas
Senior Director of Services, Facilities Management,
University of Georgia
Lazell Ofield
Director Of Operations,
Kansas City Public Schools

Be part of the solution

Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Participants are leaders in committing to continuously improve the health and sustainability of their facilities. Early Adopters of the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Standard provided advice and expertise to the development of the industry-wide certification program.

K-12
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District
West Allis, WI, US
Somerset County Public Schools
Westover, MD, US
Salt Lake City School District
Salt Lake City, UT, US
Pittsburg Unified School District
Pittsburg, CA, US
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District
Jericho, VT, US
Kansas City Public Schools
Kansas City, MO, US
Hanover County Public Schools
Ashland, VA, US
Elk Grove Unified School District
Elk Grove, CA, US
Des Moines Public Schools
Des Moines, IA, US
Cumberland County Schools
Fayetteville, NC, US
Columbia Public Schools
Columbia, MO, US
Clark County School District
Las Vegas, NV, US
Cape Elizabeth School Department
Cape Elizabeth, ME, US
Canyons School District
Sandy, UT, US
Higher Education
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA, US
Wells College
Aurora, NY, US
Weber State University
Ogden, UT, US
UW Madison – Division of Housing
Madison, WI, US
University of Washington- Seattle
Seattle, WA, US
University of Georgia
Athens, GA, US
University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA, US
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, CA
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY, US
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON, CA
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT, US
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Find out
what it takes