Green Schools News
Recent articles about green school facilities from newspapers across the country:
Independent Schools in Pennsylvania Get Solar Panels with State Grant
Main Line Media News, July 28, 2010
Student Ideas for Green Roof Make School a Teaching Lab
Boston Globe, July 26, 2010
Make Sure Your Community Has a Green School Advocate
SmartPlanet, July 20, 2010
San Antonio's First Green School Completed
Express News, July 19, 2010
Salinas, California First to Receive Eco-Friendly Modular Classrooms
PR Newsire, July 15, 2010
San Diego, California District Factors in Sunny Weather for Energy Solutions
San Diego News Room, July 14, 2010
Students Want Colleges To Show Them the Green
Colorado Daily, July 13, 2010
Univ. of Pennsylvania Turns a Paved Area into A Green Sustainable Site
Almanac, July 13, 2010
Higher Ed Sets Power Goals: Switching from Coal to Cleaner Fuels
GreenSource, July 12, 2010
Omaha Public Schools Green Plans Blooming
Omaha World-Herald, July 10, 2010
46 Mayors Team Up for Green Schools
Union-Tribune, July 09, 2010
Illinois Suburban School Districts Invest in Wind Farm to Save $2 Million a Year
Daily Herald, July 08, 2010
Arizona School District Saves $292,000 in Energy Costs By Lowering Energy Use
Arizona City Independent, July 07, 2010
Garden Becomes Classroom
Record-Eagle , July 04, 2010
Connecticut Law Ensures Green School Playgrounds by Prohibiting Pesticides
News Times, July 01, 2010
British Gas to Give 15 Million Pounds Sterling of Free Solar Panels to British Schools
PR Newsire, July 01, 2010
Teaching Students Carbon Consequences
Press Release: America.gov , June 24, 2010
Special Education School Earns A+ for Going Green
PRNewswire, June 18, 2010
LAUSD Green: Schools Also Need Physical Reforms
Daily News, June 17, 2010
School’s Walk Would Link Eco-systems and Campuses
Sag Harbor Express, June 17, 2010
EPA Introduces Green Competition
Green Building News, June 16, 2010
Massachusetts School Hailed for Green Work
Gloucester Times, June 14, 2010
Ohio Colleges Get Stimulus Funding for Energy Efficiency Projects
Business First, June 11, 2010
Leading the Way to a Greener School
Baltimore Sun, June 11, 2010
Governor Announces $4.5 Million to Fund 15 Solar Projects at New Mexico Schools
State of New Mexico, June 09, 2010
Future University of Michigan Buildings to Meet Tougher Energy Efficiency Guidelines
AnnArbor.com, June 07, 2010
In Ontario, Canda, Green Schools Program Money Well Spent
The Star, June 07, 2010
Award-winning Mesa, NM Middle School Designed to be Energy Efficient and Environmentally Responsible
Las Cruces Sun-News, June 02, 2010
California Schools to Cut 80% Electricity Costs with Solar Systems Funded by Stimulus
BrighterEnergy.org, June 01, 2010
New North Carolina School Aims to Meet Strictest Environmental Standards
Hickory Daily Record, May 28, 2010
California School a Pioneer in the Field of Solar Energy
Fresno Bee, May 22, 2010
Fairbanks, Alaska Middle School Students Win National Award for Green School Design
Daily News Miner, May 17, 2010
New Science School in Vail Valley Aims To Be Greenest in Colorado
Vail Daily, May 17, 2010
Manassas Park, Virginia Elementary School Winning Awards for Green Design
InsideNoVa.com, May 16, 2010
School Construction Savings Go Toward Solar Panels
Norwich Bulletin, May 12, 2010
Middle School to be Hawaii's First 'Green' Campus
Advertiser, May 11, 2010
More School Building Projects Going Green
Washington Examiner, May 09, 2010
Building a Sustainable Community College
Illinois Times, May 06, 2010
Students Design Tomorrow’s Green Schools: CEFPI Competition Winners
CEFPI, May 03, 2010
Green Schools Grapple with Cost Premium
Lexology, April 28, 2010
Students Explore Nature at New Environmental Science Center in Dallas
Dallas Morning News, April 27, 2010
Greenest Buildings? Architects Pick 2010 Winners
USA Today, April 26, 2010
National Green Schools Group Releases New Scorecard
PRLog, April 26, 2010
California School District Cuts Energy Use by $460,000 in Six-month Period
Manteca Bulletin, April 24, 2010
Solar Power Making a Comeback Among Schools
eSchool News, April 23, 2010
West Virginia ‘s First LEED Certified School
West Virginia Public Broadcasting, April 22, 2010
Pennsylvania Ranks Top in the EPA's 2009-10 College and University Green Power Challenge
Green School and University, April 22, 2010
Kentucky to Encourage More Green Schools
Enquirer, April 22, 2010
At Upstate New York Campus, Saving Energy Is Part of Dorm Life
New York Times, April 16, 2010
Indiana School Sets New Green Standard for State
Avon Star, April 15, 2010
750 Schools in Queensland, Australia Are Now Doing the Solar Thing
MySunshine Coast, April 14, 2010
Solar Panels, Wind Turbine May Power Student Creativity
Chicago Tribune, April 14, 2010
Wake County, North Carolina To Review Costs of Green School Building Efforts
News & Observer, April 14, 2010
Vermont Senator Announces Stimulus Funded Energy Efficiency Grant for Elementary School
Digger Digest, April 13, 2010
With Stimulus Bonds, Cincinnati, Ohio Schools Will Borrow Millions to Boost Energy Efficiency
Cincinnati Enquirer, April 12, 2010
New Barack Obama Green Charter High School is Coming to Plainfield, New Jersey
New Jersey Local News Service, April 11, 2010
Clifton-Clyde, Kansas Schools Strive to be More 'Green'
The Dispatch, April 07, 2010
Green-Infused Modular Classroom Targets ‘Grid-Neutral’ Status in School Construction
Engineering News Record, April 07, 2010
Stimulus Funded School Energy Project First of its Kind in New Hampshire
The Citizen, April 03, 2010
Baltimore Grade Schools Go Green
UrbaniteBaltimore, April 01, 2010
Green Schools Designed to Catch Students’ Eyes
Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon, March 30, 2010
Miami-Dade School Gets Energized with Solar Education Station
Miami Herald, March 26, 2010
Schools Lift Des Moines-Area Energy-Efficiency Rating
DesMointes Register, March 25, 2010
University Funding in England to be Linked to Carbon Reduction
CELE Exchange, March 25, 2010
Tech Students Design Green Portable Classroom
Herald Mail, March 21, 2010
School to be Green in Longmeadow, Massachusetts
The Republican, March 18, 2010
More Solar Panels for San Jose Schools
Triplepundit, March 12, 2010
Salina, Kansas Students Take Charge of Greening Their School
Salina Journal, March 12, 2010
New Orleans School Damaged by Katrina Reopens With Green Features
Green Building News, March 10, 2010
L.A.'s Green Schools: Propane Buses, Solar Panels and Environmental Education
Los Angeles Times Greenspace Blog, March 08, 2010
As Los Angeles Unified School District Tightens Belt, 'Green' Resolution Helps Trim Water, Energy Costs
Los Angeles Times, March 07, 2010
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
Clark County, Nevada School District Turning to Solar
Las-Vegas Review Journal, July 20, 2001
Green Schools Journal Articles
Recent magazine and journal articles about green school facilities:
Sustainability Trends on Campus.
University Business, June 2010
Sustainable IT: 30 Tips for Going Green with IT Operations and Equipment.
University Business, June 2010
Energy-Saving Dorms.
ASHRAE Journal, May 2010
The Top Ten Energy Wasters in K-12 Facilities (and What to Do about Them).
School Business Affairs, May 2010
A Sustainable and Holistic Approach to Design and Construction.
School Business Affairs, May 2010
Build a School, Inspire a Community.
School Business Affairs, May 2010
Creating Good Schools--What If?
School Business Affairs, May 2010
Hardwoods 101: Finish Materials for Green Building Design.
College Planning and Management, April 2010
Eco IT.
School Planning and Management, April 2010
Staying Green.
School Planning and Management, April 2010
Follow the Roadmap.
School Planning and Management, April 2010
The Green Hire.
American School Board Journal, April 2010
Efficiency By the Book.
High Performing Buildings, April 2010
Analyzing the Alternatives.
Campus Technology, April 2010
Sub-metering and Sustainability.
Maintenance Solutions, April 2010
Energy Equations. [Fresh Thinking for K-12 Schools: Energy Management]
Building Operating Management, April 2010
Green Schools Events
Upcoming conferences and workshops on green school facilities:
Planning and Building Sustainable Campuses
July 20, 2010 - July 21, 2010
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Webinar: Greening Your Childcare Facility
July 21, 2010
Green Clean Schools National Summit
September 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.
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
Sustainable School Architecture: Design for Primary and Secondary Schools.
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 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
