Green Buildings & Green Cleaning
Green is everywhere these days. The latest articles on green cleaning, green design, green construction, green products and more are down below. Green Cleaning Award for Schools & UniversitiesThe Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities — sponsored by American School & University, The Green Cleaning Network and the Healthy Schools Campaign — recognizes education institutions for exemplary green cleaning programs. Award criteria are modeled on The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, published by the Healthy Schools Campaign, a founding member of the Green Cleaning Network. Learn more about the Green Cleaning Award.
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GCA 2011 Grand Award: Columbia Public School District (with Related Video)
Grand Award: K-12/School Districts in the 2012 Green Cleaning Awards... |
GCA 2011 Best New Program: Dixon Middle School
Dixon Middle School is Best New Program in the 2011 Green Cleaning Awards.... |
GCA 2011 K/12 Honorable Mention: Salt Lake City School District (with Related Video)
GCA Honorable Mention for K-12/School Districts: Salt Lake City School District... |
GCA 2011 Higher Education Honorable Mention: University of Missouri-Kansas City
GCA 2011 Higher Education Honorable Mention goes to the University of Missouri-Kansas City.... |
Indiana University pushes for green living in residence halls
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University of North Texas stadium earns LEED platinum
Apogee Stadium is the first newly constructed football stadium to achieve platinum rating... |
University of Central Florida wins "Battle of the Buildings"by Mike Kennedy |
Harvard cuts dining hall food waste
University says waste has decreased by 56.5% since 2005... |
Energy efficiency is highlight of new school in Colorado district (w/ Video)
Sangre de Cristo district facility will cut energy costs by 80%... |
Private school is first K-12 facility in Utah to receive LEED gold
McGillis School earned honor for $10 million campus addition ... |
Solar growth documented on higher-education campuses
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education compiles database of campus installations... |
Illinois campus is first public high school to receive LEED gold for existing buildings
Stevenson High in Lincolnshire carries out upgrades to boost energy efficiency ... |
Sidebar: Green toolkitBy Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) The National Work Group on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools has compiled a Cleaning for Healthy Schools toolkit.... |
Energy Commitments for Green SchoolsBy Yanel de Angel Many academic institutions have committed to adopt sustainable practices that both save energy and use material resources more wisely.... |
Cost-Effective Design for Green SchoolsBy Terry Hoyle, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, and Rich Corona, PE, LEED AP An integrated approach to green design for schools keeps cost in mind.... |
Green Cleaning: Pushing the EnvelopeBy Stephen Ashkin Growing a green cleaning program in schools.... |
Plans for Energy Drink Ban are Short-Lived (with Related Video)
University of New Hampshire backs away from energy drink ban.... |
PCB Removal Progresses in New York City
Fluorescent fixtures with PCBs have been removed from 57 school buildings in New York City as of September.... |
Healthy School Awards in Florida
Orange County and Santa Rosa County school systems recognized as Florida Healthy School Districts.... |
University of Michigan plans $14 million in sustainability initiatives
School plans to install solar panel field on Ann Arbor campus... |
Sustainably designed school opens in Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Walden Public School boasts numerous green features... |
University of Central Florida is building its own power plant
$12 million facility will reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus ... |
Energy-saving steps net $2 million at University of Southern Mississippi
Program lowers consumption on Hattiesburg campus ... |
Solar arrays to be installed on 7 university campuses in Oregon
The “Solar By Degrees” project will be state's largest solar power program ... |
Science building at Cornell University gets LEED gold
Facility houses chemistry, physics and applied physics research ... |
