Open tools for better schools
Our Call to Action:
We need standardized, open-source measurement tools tailored to K-12 facilities that capture both educational outcomes and environmental exposures to foster innovative school design, improve educational outcomes, and reduce harmful environmental conditions.
Why This Matters:
National Center for Education Statistics
Recent Publications:
Coalition Founders:



School District Collaborators:
Sponsors:
Founding Members:
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At KI, our purpose is to create a positive impact on our customers, partners, and communities through employee ownership and a focus on user-centered design. Since 1941, we’ve done more than just manufacture furniture—we’ve listened, learned, and helped our customers design spaces that inspire and serve the people who use them. This isn’t just our business; it’s our mission. By prioritizing the needs of our customers and end users, we aim to make a meaningful difference in their lives, as well as in the lives of our employees and the communities where we live and work.
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Interface is a global leader in modular flooring, offering an integrated collection of carpet tile, premium rugs, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and nora® rubber. Our flooring is designed to stand up, stand out and stand for something. Our ambition is to create products that are made for more inspiration, more climate progress, more performance, and more ways transform spaces into environments that can enrich people’s lives. That’s why we’re Made for More™.
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Rockfon is part of ROCKWOOL Group, the world leader in stone wool manufacturing, transforming volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products. We are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our products and to helping customers and communities tackle today’s sustainability challenges.
Rockfon is the only stone wool ceiling tile manufacturer in North America, offering a durable, high-performance acoustic ceiling solution that addresses challenges the built environment faces today; noise, the risk of smoke & fire, mold, mildew and more. With high acoustic performance and low embodied carbon, our products are supported with a comprehensive range of sustainability documentation.
Industry Partners:
Smith System
Tarkett
VS
CAUSE Supporters:
JE Dunn
In2 Architecture
Organizational Partners:
21st Century School Fund
American Education Research Association
Association for Learning Environments
Center for Green Schools
Children's Environmental Health Network
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
EDmarket
Learning by Design
National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA)
Our Team:
Research Co-Leads:

HKS

Multistudio

Perkins&Will

Austin ISD
Project Support:

CADRE

CADRE

NOMA Fellow

CAUSE Fellow
Advisory Committees:
School Design:
Kelly Brucher
JE Dunn
Laura Casai
Kingscott Associates
Robert Dillon, PhD
Intentional School Designs
Linda Dove
Meteor Education
Maya Fraser
Quinn Evans
Leonardo Gonzalez Sangri
HKS
Catherine Hefler
Architecture49, Inc.
Celeste Karier
FGM Architects
Sita Lakshminarayan
HKS
Shivani Langer
Perkins&Will
Emily McGinnis
KI
Tommy Miller
Interface
Scot Morris
Smith System
Irene Nigaglioni
In2 Architecture
Heidi Neumueller
Cunningham
Shaun O’Donnell
Perkins Eastman
David Reid
Multistudio
Cleveland Reeves
BVH
Brad Rodgers
Perkins&Will
Stacy Roth
Multistudio
Jessie Sticklor-Lipson
Fielding International
Design Research:
Emily Chmielewski
Perkins Eastman
Amanda Gale
UNC Greensboro
Marcel Harmon
BranchPattern
Cierra Mantz
Fielding International
Juan Matta
KI
Upali Nanda, PhD
HKS
Kimari Phillips
LPA
Traci Rider, PhD
NC State University
Brad Rogers
Perkins&Will
Dustin Saalman, PhD
NAC Architecture
Lennie Scott-Weber, PhD
INSYNC
Helia Taheri, PhD
Arcadis
Education Policy:
Jill Ackers
VS America
James Basham
University of Kansas
Edna Butts
Austin ISD
Page Dettmann
Meteor Education
Mary Filardo
21st Century School Fund
Katelyn Forcucci
PD by Mien
Kyle Gorrell
LSR7 School District
Brad Kiehl
HTK Architects
Danelle Marsden
Scott Rice Office Works
Lorraine Maxwell
Cornell University
B Sanborn
DLR Group
Andrea Swiatocha
US Department of Energy
Ken Wertz
NSPMA
Nse Witherspoon
CEHN
Xuemei Zhu
Texas A&M University
Hear from one of our Co-Leads:
Our Timeline:
