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Less Standardization, More Flexibility

Five new state-funded facilities — including a green construction and 
transportation academy and a Hollywood-class arts and design academy — 
are transforming South Tahoe High School into a career tech haven.

Sustainability in Action

When the Boerne ISD (Texas) School Board hired the design team of OCO Architects and Pfluger Associates to design new schools and renovate existing schools for a $99-million bond issue in 2004, it came with the charge to do whatever could be done to const

A Green Social Hub

Global Village was designed to ease cramped space on the growing campus while keeping higher standards for sustainability in mind. The Village consists of multiple buildings surrounding a central, protected courtyard, which serves as a social hub and prom

My Water's Better Than Your Water

Back in March, College Planning & Management published an article about the state of green cleaning. The piece observed that the green cleaning industry seems poised to enter a new phase: eliminating many general cleaning chemicals in favor of water.

Make Your School Control Itself

The key to controlling energy use in a building lies in integrating the mechanical, lighting and other building systems so that you can schedule each system, control how the systems work together and monitor performance. Innovative building controls and m

Accelerated Degrees: Helping Adults Meet Economic and Workplace Challenges

As qualification requirements for jobs become more rigid, accelerated degree programs help make those career changes possible, and often times, more fruitful. In our fast-paced, technology-driven society, accelerated degrees have proven a successful way f

Chemical-Free Cleaning

Liquid ozone cleaning is not a new technology, having existed for more than 75 years. any municipalities in the United States and Europe also use the technology to sanitize drinking water… including the City of Ann Arbor, home to the University of Mi

The Cleaning Component

Every janitor or cleaning crew member needs to understand how to clean for safer and healthier environments and that they're part of the larger effort — shared by the principal, teachers, nurse, building operations and other staff members —

A Battle Worth Fighting

There's no reason to be bullied by rising energy costs. Look at the available data, and take the proper action to eliminate wasteful practices, update antiquated systems and become more efficient. Monitoring the results shows that you get what you pa

Recruiting Minority Students

The Super Sunday recruitment initiative may focus on a specific population, but the benefits will reverberate throughout our state and our nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, "We are tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one di

Measuring the Food Services Footprint

An organization with a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable communities through climate mitigation, adaptation planning, and effective climate policies, Clean Air-Cool Planet works collaboratively with campuses, communities, and corporation

Deciphering Ecolabels for Greener Schools

For school facility managers, architects, designers and even school faculty and administration, credible certifications and their ecolabels make it possible to find greener, healthier products with which to build, furnish and maintain school facilities. H

Wireless Energy Savings

Energy-harvesting wireless sensor technology collects energy where it costs nothing, from the energy existing in our environment. Linear motion, pressure, light, and differences in temperature can be converted into energy that can be used electrically. Co

A Billion Dollar Green Challenge

Sustainability is integrated into the forefront of the University of Vermont's mission, and UVM's Office of Sustainability aims to foster sustainable development and promote environmental responsibility at the University by strategically bridging the acad

Scanning the Crowd

While schools rarely, if ever, stage Super Bowl-sized events, they still host large public gatherings such as football games, concerts, and graduations. Sometimes the event is small but the stakes are high, like inviting a controversial speaker onto campu

Cloud Computing: Do More With Less

There are many benefits to cloud computing, and it's important to remember that your SaaS subscription is not just accessing technology at a reasonable price anywhere and anytime. It's about what's behind the subscription — customer se

Green Building Initiatives

Believing that a healthy school is as integral to a student's learning environment as the curriculum itself, Alexandria City Public Schools decided to look for building initiatives and solutions that would make its buildings healthier and save money

School Security Technologies

Before you start shoveling money into security technology, spell out precisely the problem you want to solve or deter in the first place. Once that's established, start looking at solutions, but don't immediately jump to the latest gizmo — it may be

Below the Surface

By not burning 36,000 tons of coal per year, Ball State will eliminate 85,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually and reduce the campus's carbon footprint by half. Eliminating coal will also eliminate 240 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions, cut p

Engaging the Cloud

Cloud infrastructure promotes 
agility for the higher education sector 
by enabling organizations to adapt to 
and handle changes including increases 
in student enrollment, attractin

Not Like It Used to Be

Green school choices are embedded in every part of a child's experience in a school. Here are some of the trends we are seeing emerge in our work with healthy, high-performance, green schools across the country, as well as suggested tweets to tweet a

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