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University of California Dominates 2015 “Cool Schools” Rankings

By Rebekah Nowak on 28 Sep 2015 • 1 minute read

Since 2007 the Sierra Club has produced an annual “Cool Schools" list ranking the most environmentally responsible universities. The Cool Schools ranking is an index that provides comparative information about the most important elements of campus sustainability, and …

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Featured Activity: ED Green Ribbon Schools

By Emma Arnold on 01 Aug 2014 • 1 minute read

Last Tuesday July 22, over 300 individuals gathered on Capitol Hill in celebration. Among the crowd were school, district, and state leaders, as well as many of their members of congress. It is no small feat to bring such a notable and diverse group together, but this w …

Featured Activity: Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges

By Emma Arnold on 21 Jul 2014 • 1 minute read

For today’s students, researching colleges can be daunting. Fortunately, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges makes one part of the search a little easier. The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) again partnered to produce t …

The Benefits of Classroom Ventilation

By Dan Kandy on 30 Jun 2013 • 1 minute read

We've talked about how poor indoor environmental conditions can lead to more sick days in office buildings, but what is the impact of poor indoor air quality in schools? Furthermore, how does the cost of improving those conditions compare to attendance-linked funding lo …

Walk, Don’t Ride, to Green Schools

By Sean McMahon on 25 Jun 2013 • 2 minute read

Kids spend a huge amount of their time in school: five days a week for seven or more hours a day. They also travel to and from those schools every day, and most of the time they aren't walking. According to the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, less than 15% o …

EPA’s National Building Competition 2012: Battle of the Buildings

By Dan Kandy on 18 Jun 2013 • 1 minute read

The third year of the EPA's National Building Competition saw 3,000 buildings battle it out to see which could generate the greatest energy savings. Teams tracked energy savings using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, and the winner was the building that demonstrated the …

Demarest Elementary School in Bloomfield, New Jersey took top honors

Finance 101: A Guide for Schools on Financing Energy Improvements

By Paul Best on 18 Jun 2013 • 2 minute read

The U.S. Department of Energy have funded a guide aimed at offering clean energy financing options for K - 12 schools, specifically for "comprehensive" energy projects, or those that "involve multiple measures and are targeted toward achieving significant energy savings …

K-12 schools spend $6 billion annually on energy costs

Green Schools Are a Great Place to Learn

By Dan Kandy on 18 Apr 2013 • 1 minute read

Can a school be a place to not only learn, but a structure you can learn from? A study from researchers at Colorado State University describes an approach known as "whole school sustainability" which seeks to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of a school, in …