Posted: October 16, 2007
UTC Power's PureCell™ Model 200 fuel cell system will provide clean on-site power at the new 283,000-square-foot Middletown, Conn., High School and Vocational Agricultural Center now under construction and due to open in September 2008. The school will be one of five LEED-certified K-12 schools in Connecticut. Read more...
Posted: October 11, 2007
Environmentally friendly designs cost more to build. But supporters say they lead to energy and water savings and healthier students. Read more...
Posted: October 10, 2007
West Brazos Junior High School becomes the first school in Texas to receive LEED certification. Read more...
Posted: October 6, 2007
The District of Columbia already requires all new schools or major renovations to be LEED certified. Now, the D.C. Council is considering requiring all school renovations to integrate green features. Read more...
Posted: October 5, 2007
The Ohio School Facilities Commission has adopted LEED for Schools as part of its design guidelines, meaning hundreds of new and renovated schools in the Buckeye State will be green. Read more...
Posted: October 5, 2007
After a month of classes, Greybull Elementary School students know that their new building is special, but opinions differ on what sets it apart. Some kids say it's the solar-powered lights, others say it's built with recycled cans. Read more...
Posted: October 1, 2007
A columnist for the Daily Commercial News and Construction Record lays out the benefits of green schools, noting their positive effects on students' ability to learn. Read more...
Posted: October 1, 2007
The new Whitmore Lake High School becomes Michigan's second LEED-Silver K-12 school. Read more...
Posted: September 27, 2007
With its landscaped roof, recycled materials and carbon dioxide monitors, the four-story Radnor Middle School in Wayne, Pa., has achieved LEED-Platinum. Read more...
Posted: September 20, 2007
Time Magazine takes a look at Sidwell Friends' new Washington, D.C., middle school, the country's first LEED-Platinum school. Read more...