CHPS Verified

Participation in CHPS Verified will ensure that a school project has the required high performance features to realize the benefits associated with a high performance school including improved health, productivity and student performance, decreased operating costs and increased energy savings.

Gain certainty with an independent review

Projects have the option to have their construction documents, scorecard and supporting documentation at both the design and construction phase assessed by an independent reviewer. Accountability will rest not only on the school district and design team but also on CHPS and an assigned 3rd Party Assessor.

CHPS Oversight and Submittal Screen

CHPS staff will be available for non-CCI questions and will screen all submittals at the design and construction phases for completeness prior to review to speed up review time.

Recognition

CHPS will recognize each participation project with a plaque and on the CHPS website. CHPS will participate in school opening ceremonies as well as use the project in case studies based on project and availability.

New Joint Review Process with California DSA

For projects seeking High Performance Incentive Grants through the State of California and CHPS Verified status using the 2009 CA-CHPS Criteria, a new joint review process and reduced CHPS Review fees have been implemented. For more information, visit the HPI-CHPS Verified page.
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Project Oversight

CHPS Verified helps design teams manage the design and documentation process with tools for project oversight, plan review and resources.
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Each project will receive:

• Individual Project Website - Allows for electronic submittal and includes project tracking tools (e.g. timelines, chat rooms, to do lists). All project reviews will be done online. NO paper submittals necessary.
• Project Scorecard - The projects scorecard is a series of linked templates that can be used to track progress with the CHPS Criteria and to assign responsibility amongst team members. All submittal requirements for CHPS and Prop 1D are listed on the templates and they allow for all calculations to be performance within them. CHPS has done the work for you - you just fill in the blanks.
• CHPS Criteria Interpretations (CCI's) - Each project will receive up to 3 Free CCI's.