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The Princeton Review and the Center for Green Schools at the
U.S. Green Building Council have released "Guide to 322 Green Colleges
2012 Edition," the third annual guidebook to the nation's most
environmentally responsible green colleges.
The report profiles institutions of higher education in the
United States and Canada that "demonstrate notable commitments to
sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure,
activities and career preparation."
Among the information in the guide for prospective college students:
- School profiles with application, admission, financial aid
and student enrollment information.
- "Green Highlights" write-ups detailing each school's most
impressive
environmental and sustainability initiatives.
- "Green Facts" sidebars reporting statistics and facts on everything
from the school's use of renewable energy sources, recycling and
conservation programs to the availability of environmental studies
programs, and green jobs career guidance.
- A glossary of 40+ green terms and acronyms
- Lists identifying schools with various green distinctions,
including those with LEED-certified buildings and those that are
signatories of the American College & University Presidents' Climate
Commitment.
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more.
The Sustainable Endowments Institute is suspending
publication of its College Sustainability Report Card.
The Green Report Card, as it is also known, began in 2007
providing evaluations of campus and endowment sustainability programs.
The GreenReportCard.org
website
has more than 20,000 pages of in-depth data collected over the past
five
years.
The institute says the data showed that many colleges and
universities were not taking full advantage of the economic and
environmental benefits offered by energy efficiency upgrades.
The institute say it will focus its efforts on facilitating
large-scale investment in energy efficiency with its newly launched
Billion Dollar Green Challenge.
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more.
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Green News
The Orange County (Va.) district says that Locust
Grove Middle School has become the first middle school in the state
to receive LEED gold certification.
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The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) says
traffic on campus is the lightest it's ever been since the university
began measuring more than 20 years ago.
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Stats Corner
Number of square feet that will be in a student recreation
center now under construction at the University of Louisville.
The center will be heated and cooled with geothermal energy, and it has
been designed to receive LEED gold certification.
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Resource Center
The retention, reuse, renovation or preservation of older
facilities can be daunting, and sometimes a contentious topic at an
institution. Is it more economical to build new space? Will the alumni
react badly if an old, familiar structure disappears? One concern not
much considered five decades ago is sustainability. Rising interests in
being green and limiting carbon emissions shape responses to the
question of raze or reuse. A forward-looking point of view draws upon
the disciplines of historic preservation and energy engineering to
address the dilemma....
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A green school offers a healthful environment conducive to
learning while saving energy, resources and money. Getting new and
existing schools to deliver these results is an imperative that cannot
be overlooked, but often those responsible for creating, planning,
building and maintaining sustainable schools don’t know where to
begin....
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Architectural
Portfolio 2012
Entry Forms Due June 11
American School & University is now accepting entries for the
2012 Architectural Portfolio. Enter today for the chance to include
your
outstanding school or university project in the November 2012
Architectural Portfolio issue recognizing excellence in education
design. Entry forms due June 11. Submission binders due July 13.
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more
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Coming Events
April 21: Green Schools
Alliance Northern California Green Conference 2012, "Innovative and
Sustainable Solutions," Palo Alto, Calif.
April 22: Earth Day
May 17-19: American Institute of Architects, National
Convention and Design Exposition, Washington, D.C.
May 9: First National Bike to School Day.
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