Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities

The 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. View which schools were the 2007 award winners.

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Hernando County, Fla., school aims for silver 

$48 million high school scheduled to open in 2010....

California district gets first plug-in hybrid school bus 

Napa Valley Unified District vehicle uses a combination of diesel, biofuel and electricity....

Environmental upgrades for Northern Kentucky University 

School's efforts expected to save $615,000 a year....

University of Utah converts shuttle buses to bio-diesel fuel 

Fleet uses mix of 80 percent diesel fuel and 20 percent vegetable oil....

Pinellas County (Fla.) district seeks LEED certification for new elementary 

Tarpon Springs school will be designed to enhance energy efficiency and water conservation....

U.S. mayors urge support for green schools 

Kentucky is launching green and healthy schools program 

Kentucky is launching green and healthy schools program. Program, adapted from similar efforts in Wisconsin and New Jersey, will be available for 2007-08....

Illinois lawmakers approve green cleaning bill 

Legislation would require schools to use green-cleaning products....

Charter facility hopes to be first LEED-certified building in Cabarrus County, N.C. 

Carolina International School in Harrisburg, N.C., is building a permanent facility....

Elementary named a Michigan Green School 

Birmingham (Mich.) district school is one of the first in the state to receive the designation....

New Idaho high school will conserve water and energy 

Twin Falls facility will have sensor-controlled sprinkler system....

Multipurpose building at California elementary is LEED-certified 

Multipurpose building at California elementary is LEED-certified; Building is joint project of Morgan Hill district and city of San Jose....

Alabama college plans facility in natural preserve 

Jacksonville State University will open field school in Little River Canyon preserve....

Two educational facilities cited by AIA for green features 

Architects' group honors buildings in Boston and Washington, D.C....

Green Cleaning: Getting Started 

By Stephen Ashkin

Green cleaning is here to stay....

Green Cleaning: Solving The Puzzle 

By Stephen Ashkin

Green cleaning made easier....

Green addition to Iowa State University 

College of Design will add sustainably designed space to enhance its teaching of environmentally friendly facilities....

New Jersey elementary project will be environmentally friendly 

Monroe Township schools will have solar panels, rainwater collection....

Private school in Savannah, Ga., aims for LEED certification 

Country Day School is building new home for its Lower School...

Delaware district gets federal emissions grant 

Brandywine system will use funds to reduce diesel bus emissions....

University of Virginia lays out a road map for sustainability 

The school is planning a coordinated effort to promote green practices throughout its campus ...

Vote is underway on LEED for Schools standard 

Green Building Council takes next step for school-specific rating system...

Carlstadt will soon open the doors to New Jersey's latest green schoolhouse 

New Jersey governor mandated high-performance school construction in 2002....

Green design planned for St. Joseph, Minn., school 

K-8 school will open in 2008 ...

Easy on the Earth 

By Julie Hall

Education administrators and architects answer the call for facilities that respect the environment....