Beating the Heat: Preparing Schools for Extreme Heat Resiliency

Objectives

1. Understand the challenges that schools are facing with extreme heat, including impacts to student and staff health, performance, and safety.
2. Describe heat mitigation strategies for schoolyards and outdoor spaces to create safe and climate adaptive outdoor learning spaces for students and staff.
3. Assess strategies for extreme heat adaptation through building renovations and design including ventilation equipment, building envelope, and resilient power systems.
4. Evaluate the short- and long-term financial costs, benefits, and funding required to implement heat mitigation strategies.