A high performance school is thermally, visually, and acoustically comfortable . Comfort includes thermal comfort, visual comfort and acoustic comfort. Thermal comfort means that teachers, students and administrators should neither be hot or cold as they teach and learn. Visual comfort means that quality lighting makes visual tasks, such as reading and following classroom presentations, easier. Daylight and electric light are integrated, and glare is eliminated.
Acoustic comfort means teachers and students can hear one another.
Loud ventilation systems are eliminated, and the schools minimizes outdoor and indoor noise from reaching the classroom. A high performance school is energy efficient . Energy efficient schools save money while conserving non-renewable energy resources and reducing atmospheric emissions. The walls, floors, roofs and windows of the school are as energy efficient as cost effectively possible. A high performance school is material efficient.