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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High-Performance EducationBy Markus Yakren Employing sustainable technologies helps further the energy efficiency of an academic facility.... |
March 2011 Green Product Solutions
Green products from the March 2011 issue.... |
Green Products & Solutions Resource Center
A special marketing section from American School & University.... |
Green Cleaning: Green OpportunitiesBy Stephen Ashkin Schools and universities as the cornerstone of Earth Day.... |
Sidebar: Climate and High-Performance
Taking advantage of the following when climate-appropriate will enhance the efficiency of an academic facility.... |
Sidebar: A Living Laboratory
Lehman College's new science facility... |
State Grant Will Bring Green Repairs to Braintree, Mass., Schools
The Massachusetts School Building Authority has approved $1.6 million in grants for repairs at five schools in Braintree.... |
Geothermal System Expands on Pennsylvania Campus
West Chester University has received $5 million in grants to expand the geothermal system.... |
Plans approved for net-zero school building in New York City
70,000-square-foot P.S. 62 will be built in Staten Island... |
Student center gets LEED gold in Farmington, N.M.
Betty Ojaye Student Center at Navajo Preparatory School achieves honor... |
Irving (Texas) middle school aims to be net-zero-energy facility
Lady Byrd Johnson Middle School will feature a roof covered with solar panels... |
Fluorescent bulbs upgraded in Catawba County, N.C., schools
44 schools will switch out T12 bulbs with T8 bulbs... |
Louisiana district plans construction of first green school
Rapides Parish district will build campus in Woodworth... |
University of Maryland plans solar installation
2,600 photovoltaic panels will be placed on the roof of the Severn building... |
Wind turbine installed at Virginia school campus
Wind turbine installed at Virginia school campus... |
Fuel cells will heat swimming pools at 2 Irvine (Calif.) high schools
Over 20 years, district could save more than $500,000 at each school... |
Green Cleaning: Label PowerBy Stephen Ashkin (steveashkin@greencleaningnetwork.org) The move toward ingredient disclosure.... |
EPA Urges Schools to Check Light Fixtures for Leaking
The EPA is recommending schools take steps to reduce potential exposures PCBs.... |
In the GreenBy Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) When spending is tight, the long-term efficiency that green facilities provide can boost schools and universities.... |
Sidebar: Seven College Campuses Rated Gold for SustainabilityBy Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) AASHE has given a gold rating to seven higher-education institutions.... |
Sidebar: Better Building InitiativeBy Mike Kennedy (mkennedy@asumag.com) The momentum for sustainable design and construction has been building for several years.... |
Leaders in GreenBy Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com) For today's schools and universities, the incorporation of green/sustainable concepts in the design, construction, maintenance and operation of facilities is becoming almost as commonplace as the teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic to the lexicon of education.... |
Portland, Ore., students urge school district to stop using disposable lunch trays
District officials say not all schools have the plumbing capacity to clean reusable trays... |
Norfolk (Va.) district breaks ground on preK-8 campus
Crossroads School aims to be district’s first LEED-certified campus... |
Elementary school in Humble,Texas, recognized for environmental design
Atascocita Springs Elementary gets LEED certification, in line for CHPS designation... |
