By Jessie Fetterling
(12/19/2012)
(12/19/2012)
As schools and universities continue to invest in green building, a report from McGraw-Hill Construction shows that there are more than just environmental factors behind the decision. McGraw-Hill’s New & Retrofit Green Schools study cites social and financial benefits as key reasons behind green building initiatives in the education sector.
(04/18/2012)
The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools released the third annual addition of the nation's most environmentally responsible “green colleges.”
By Torrey Sims
(04/18/2012)
(04/18/2012)
The Center of Energy Efficient Design (CEED) in Rocky Mount, Va., is the first public school to use the energy-efficient Passivhaus technology, which has enabled it to use 68 percent less energy than conventional schools.
(10/06/2011)
A new independent nationwide survey revealed that nearly three out of four Americans support federal investment in school building improvements.
(06/21/2011)
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools released a benchmarking system for Virginia schools
By Lisa Kopochinski
(06/21/2011)
(06/21/2011)
Marin Country Day School’s philosophy is to teach and instill a love of nature by living in it. And now the Corte Madera, Calif., elementary and middle school can do so in the first zero-energy classroom building in North America.
By: Matt Jobin
(06/13/2011)
(06/13/2011)
Matt Jobin, AIA, details the various environmentally friendly options for school parking lots. Jobin is a Project Manager with parking design and planning firm Rich and Associates.
(05/18/2011)
Three major green organizations recently unveiled a report for implement green schools initiatives.
(02/08/2011)
California has become first state to launch the Education and Environment Initiative, a program that provides 85 units of environment-based curriculum.
(02/08/2011)
The board of trustees at Penn State recently approved Burns and McDonnell as the consulting engineering firm for the design of steam production modifications at University Park.