Green Schools News
Recent articles about green school facilities from newspapers across the country:
New York Announces $40 Million Recovery Act Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency in 118 Schools, Universities, and Colleges
Energy News, March 05, 2010
Stimulus Grant to Pay for Schools’ Green Special Needs Playgrounds
Brewton Standard, March 01, 2010
New Schools Turning Green: Massachusetts Schools Using Geothermal Heat, Solar Panels and Energy-saving Technology
Berkshire Eagle, February 27, 2010
Poorly Lighted Classrooms Effect Students Sleep
Washington Post, February 23, 2010
Green School’ll Get Greener
New Haven Independent, February 23, 2010
Utah House Kills 'Green' Schools Recommendation
Salt Lake Tribune, February 22, 2010
Fayette, Kentucky Schools Going Green With New Projects
Herald Leader, February 21, 2010
Ann Arbor, Michigan Company Uses Grant to Help Schools Save and Make Energy
AnnArbor.com, February 18, 2010
Nebraska State Senators Tout Building High Performance Green Schools
Beatrice Daily Sun, February 17, 2010
Green Schools Resolution Advances in Utah
Salt Lake Tribune, February 16, 2010
Study on the Impact of Light on Teenagers' Sleeping Habits Has Implications for School Design
Science Daily, February 16, 2010
Funds OK'd for Geothermal System for Tennessee Elementary School
Chattanooga Times/Free Press, February 16, 2010
California Adopts Nation’s First Statewide Green Building Code
Architectural Record, February 09, 2010
Small Oregon Schools Benefit From Stimulus Energy Grants
CBOnline, February 08, 2010
Green Schools Go Beyond Recycling
Mother Nature Network, February 04, 2010
Excess Lottery Money Will Allow Tennessee Schools to Get Energy Upgrades
The Tennessean, February 02, 2010
New Jersey School District Considers No Flush Urinal Technology
Independent Press, February 02, 2010
Kentucky House Votes To Create Green Schools Caucus
Kentucky Post, January 26, 2010
Irving to Adopt 'Net Zero' Model for New Energy-Efficient Middle School
Dallas Morning News, January 20, 2010
Washington State Bill Promotes Green School Makeovers
Seattle Times, January 20, 2010
Green Schools Journal Articles
Recent magazine and journal articles about green school facilities:
Building Your Dream Team.
American School Board Journal, February 2010
All Signs Point to Sustainability.
Facility Management Journal, January 2010
Knowing How to Measure a Green Building Can Help Sell Renewable Energy.
Design Cost Data, January 2010
Commissioning High Performance Buildings.
ASHRAE Journal, January 2010
All Signs Point to Sustainability.
Facility Management Journal, January 2010
The Future is Now.
Architecture Minnesota, January 2010
Reading, Writing, and Retrofits. [School Retrofits Go Green.]
Edutopia, December 2009
From Good to Green.
American School Board Journal, December 2009
Growing Green Schools.
Edutopia, December 2009
Check the Green Credentials.
Building Operating Management, December 2009
The Very Best of the 2009 Green Education Design Showcase.
School Planning and Management, November 2009
Campuses as Living Laboratories for the Greener Future.
EDUCAUSE Review, November 2009
Steps to Green: Good, Better, Best.
Building Operating Management, November 2009
Green Schools Events
Upcoming conferences and workshops on green school facilities:
Call for Entries: America's Greenest School
January 01, 2010 - March 08, 2010
Request for Letters of Interest: Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
February 01, 2010 - April 09, 2010
Call for Entries: Showcase Your School’s Green Efforts Contest
February 15, 2010 - April 09, 2010
ASHRAE High Performance K-12 School Facilities Conference
March 01, 2010 - March 02, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
Webinar: Understanding Green Schools
March 17, 2010
Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
March 21, 2010 - March 23, 2010
College Park, Maryland
Institute on Creating Sustainable Environments for Young Children
June 10, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Kansas City, Missouri
Green Schools National Conference
October 24, 2010 - October 26, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
GreenBuild International Conference and Expo 2010
November 17, 2010 - November 19, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
Green Schools Publications Recommended by NCEF
Key publications on green school facilities:
Green Existing Schools: Project Management Guide.
U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, DC, 2010
The Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings: Executive Summary.
U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, DC, 2010
Best Practices Manual and Assessment Tool: Relocatable Classrooms for High Performance Schools, 2009 edition.
Collaborative for High Peformance Schools, San Francisco, CA, 2009
New Research Links School Air Quality to Schoool Cleaning Supplies.
Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC, 2009
Guide to Operating and Maintaining Energy Smart Schools.
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 2009
Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; Atlanta, GA, 2008
High-Performance School Buildings: Resource and Strategy Guide. Third Edition.
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, Washington, DC, 2008
Environmental Compliance and Best Management Practices: Guidance Manual for K- 12 Schools.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2007
Green Schools: Attributes for Health and Learning.
National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2007
Green Cleaning in Schools.
Environmental Law Institute, Washington, DC, 2007
LEED for Schools for New Construction and Major Renovations.
United States Green Building Council, Washington, DC, 2007
Collaboration for High Performance Schools Best Practices Manual.
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), San Francisco, CA, 2006-2009
Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits.
Capital E, Washington, DC, 2006
Green Seal Environmental Standard for Industrial and Institutional Cleaners.
Green Seal, Inc., Washington, DC , 2006
Daylighting in Schools: Reanalysis Report.
California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research Program (PIER), Sacramento, CA. New Buildings Institute, White Salmon, WA. , 2002
Daylighting in Schools. An Investigation into the Relationship between Daylighting and Human Performance.
Submitted by the Heschong Mahone Group to Pacific Gas and Electric, on behalf of the California Board for Energy Efficiency Third Party Program, 1999
Green Schools Resource Lists
NCEF lists of continuously updated links, books, and journal articles on green school facilities topics:
Case Studies--Green Schools and Universities
Daylighting School Facilities
Green Cleaning in Schools
Green Colleges and Universities
Green Schools
Impact of Green Schools on Learning
Indoor Air Quality in Schools
LEED Certification for Schools
Life Cycle Cost Estimating for School Facilities
School Building Commissioning
School Energy Savings
Thermal Comfort in Schools
Water Conservation in Schools
