Posted: February 5, 2008
The future Lander middle school will be the first of its kind for Fremont County — it will be “green." Read more...
Posted: January 23, 2008
Chipped coffee mugs, cracked china and broken glass are just what students at Great Seneca Creek Elementary School in Germantown will be bringing to class for the next few weeks. Fourth- and fifth-graders at the school, which was the first public school in the state to receive LEED certification for its environmentally sound design, are creating a mosaic mural out of recycled materials such as stones, seashells, beads and other non-porous items that ordinarily would’ve been headed for the garbage can. Read more...
Posted: January 16, 2008
The students at Chartwell School are excited to announce that their school has become the first complete educational campus to be awarded LEED-Platinum. "Educators around the country are taking a leadership role in using green building to provide the best possible learning environments for our children," said Douglas Atkins, Chartwell's Executive Director. "What began as a quest to give Chartwell students a campus to overcome language learning challenges has progressed into a working model that demonstrates to all schools that they can provide a healthy and environmentally responsible learning environment within a conventional school construction budget," said Atkins. Read more...
Posted: December 19, 2007
A new grade school being built by Albuquerque Public Schools will be the first to seek a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Read more...
Posted: December 5, 2007
Congressman Jim Matheson today joined the Capitol Hill kickoff of the Green Schools Caucus, drawing attention to the environmental, educational and health advantages of “green” schools. Matheson co-chairs the caucus with Representatives Darlene Hooley of Oregon and Michael McCaul of Texas. Read more...
Posted: December 5, 2007
With a successful recycling program that includes drop-off centers and residential curbside pick-up of paper, glass, cans and plastic, Baltimore County reaped more than $3 million last year from its recycling collections. Read more...
Posted: December 1, 2007
Pendergast Elementary School District's leader says that if a district can build a green school, it should. Read more...
Posted: November 23, 2007
The Watauga County Board of Education met Monday night for its November meeting, discussing plans for the new high school and plans to improve services offered to at risk students. Read more...
Posted: November 19, 2007
Wind turbines will power the lights and ice storage tanks will help cool the building when children enter the new Hawkins Elementary School in just under two years. Read more...
Posted: November 19, 2007
A bipartisan House caucus created to promote green building practices in schools plans to host a formal launch next month and introduce its first legislation early next year. Read more...
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