Friday, May 13 is the ninth webinar in our 10-part School Building Science Fridays series. In this session, Tracy Washington Enger (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and Dr. Erika Eitland (Perkins& Will) will discuss the disproportionate impact of poor school building quality on low income and communities of color. By tailoring healthy design and operation strategies, we can work towards restorative justice on a community scale. Case studies will be shared from New Orleans, Los Angeles and Boston.

In the seventh session of our 10-part series, two experts from American Heart Association will talk about the importance of safe drinking water and how the proper policies can build a culture of health in our schools.

In this session, two architects with a long history of designing high performance schools will describe the elements that go into creating a calm environment conducive to student performance and well-being. Speakers will touch on the basics of a high performance school environment and why it matters, biophilic design, trauma responsive design (also called trauma informed design), and features that support special needs students, among others.Speakers:Aaron Jobson, Partner, Quattrocchi Kwok ArchitectsIrene Nigaglioni, President, IN2 Architecture

Heading into the heating season for a good part of the country, this session will focus on the super important role of school building operators and how much they make a difference. It has been said that school facility managers make a bigger difference to students' health than pediatricians. The moderator and speakers will discuss their perspectives on how the building operator profession has changed and is changing due to evolving building science and new technologies and on the myriad elements and practices building operators need to know.