Join us as we explore innovative strategies to create healthier, energy-efficient schools that foster student success and community trust. In this virtual education session, you’ll discover how building professionals like you can overcome cost and operational barriers using high-performance design while improving indoor environmental quality. Through real-world case studies and proven design solutions, this presentation will inspire collaboration and provide actionable insights for scaling sustainable education infrastructure. Let’s build a brighter, healthier, more efficient future for Illinois schools. 

Speakers: 

• Nolan Amos PE, CMTA Inc.
• Josh Bergman, Perkins Eastman Architects 

Learning Objectives:

1. Evaluate cost analyses of high-performance building design in public infrastructure projects to identify scalable and accessible approaches that can be applied across market sectors.
2. Analyze how indoor environmental quality and holistic building strategies like daylighting, acoustics, fresh air, and thermal comfort, create healthier learning environments and improved student outcomes.
3. Apply community collaboration strategies to develop people-centered design solutions that prioritize inclusion, equity, and accessibility.
4. Identify strategies for overcoming cost-prohibitive and systemic challenges in implementing high- performance solutions, with a focus on scalability and equitable application across market sectors.