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    Efforts by schools and universities to operate environmentally friendly facilities and programs.

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    Sustainable steps

    April 8, 2024
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    Auburn University

    2 facilities at Auburn University receive LEED certifications

    Feb. 28, 2024
    The Academic Classroom and Laboratory Complex and The Edge at the Central Dining Commons were recognized for their environmentally friendly designs.
    Rendering by McMillan Pazdan Smith.

    The Great Outdoors

    Feb. 2, 2024
    Transforming unused outdoor campus space into places of experiential learning.
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    Brown University explores geothermal energy

    Dec. 1, 2023
    Test wells are being installed on the Providence, Rhode Island, campus to determine if a geothermal system is feasible.
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    Baltimore County (Maryland) district begins construction of $70.6 million net-zero-energy elementary school

    Nov. 21, 2023
    Deer Park Elementary in Owings Mills is being designed to produce as much energy as it uses.
    Bruner/Cott Architects
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    Yale Divinity School plans to build net-positive-energy residence hall

    Sept. 11, 2023
    The "Living Village" will provide living space for 51 students when it opens in August 2025

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    Jan. 1, 2023
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    Broward County Public Schools
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    Broward County (Fla.) district acquires 60 electric school buses

    April 28, 2023
    The school system received a state grant of $14.8 million to buy the zero-emission vehicles.
    Lehigh University
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    Lehigh University is adding a 20-acre solar farm in Bethlehem, Pa.

    April 14, 2023
    The project is designed to supply 100% of the electricity needs of the Goodman campus, which is home to the university’s athletic facilities.
    Clark County School District
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    Clark County (Nev.) district will spend about $300 million converting athletic fields from grass to artificial turf

    Feb. 14, 2023
    The district estimates that converting the fields will cut water usage by about 500 million gallons a year.
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    Planned building at Chico State University aims for net-zero energy

    Feb. 7, 2023
    The $98 million College of Behavioral and Social Sciences building is set to open in 2024.