School's roof includes plants to produce oxygen, reduce storm-water runoff, and reduct the building's temperature.
Making athletic fields more sustainable should be part of the long-term vision.
- By Patrick Maguire
- 04/01/08
Prior to our first visit in Africa in Dec. 2005, Schools for the Children of the World (SCW) had worked primarily in Honduras. As we worked in Nicaragua and Belize, we found that conditions there were very similar to Honduras.
The pros and cons of seeking LEED certification are important to consider when designing sustainable facilities.
Cornell University has taken one path to sustainability by incorporating green transportation plans into its campus master plan.
- By Thomas Harknett
- 04/01/08
Teachers are experimenting with podcasts. Students can listen, watch, and learn at their convenience.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/08
A skit about school restrooms.
U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, testified on March 14th before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor hearing about "Ensuring the Availability of Federal Student Loans."
- By Christine Beitenhaus
- 04/01/08
Matting systems and green cleaning.
- By Christopher R. Tricozzi
- 04/01/08
During recent months, the digital music industry has been changing in very tectonic but very silent ways.
Higher energy costs combined with a slowing economy is making energy management one of the most challenging and important tasks for school facility managers today.
How to estimate the cost of a LEED School, identify the most cost-effective credits, determine certification level, and work within a school budget.
- By Myron Wilson, Bruce Haxton, Glen Beckstead, Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic
- 04/01/08
Why you should outsource some school security functions but not others.
- By Michael Fickes
- 04/01/08
Colleges get serious about saving water.
- By Katherine Cure
- 04/01/08
Head-Royce School enjoys the educational and economical benefits of going solar.
Reducing your campus buildings' carbon footprints can be hard. But helpful pointers can aid colleges and universities in saving the environment
and some energy dollars as well.
School district picks design that will use 26 percent less energy.
The benefits of high-output UVC devices can extend beyond simply optimizing a facility's IAQ.
Biomass is an untapped energy source for colleges and universities.
Global climate change holds center stage in American media today. As leaders in the formation of future generations, institutes of higher education are eager to address the resultant environmental impacts.
- By William J. Blessing, Mike Matson
- 04/01/08
With all the awareness of green in construction and facilities, how much attention is being paid to green in the operation of schools?