By making the transition to green computing, schools can reduce their energy consumption, save on their power bill, extend their budget and help to save the environment.
Iowa State University received record amounts of rainfall last year with catastrophic results. While the damage was significant, reconstruction is complete and mitigation has begun. College Planning and Management checks in to see what happened and how th
Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution, there are a variety of options for modernizing aging buildings and driving down energy costs. Some schools are finding success with approaches that employ traditional technology retrofits, while others are
In light of tight capital and operating budgets, more districts are aggressively pursuing ways to reduce energy consumption in their new schools. Because heating and cooling is a primary driver of energy use, many project teams are focusing on ways to imp
While talking with several colleagues over the last few months about roles and responsibilities during emergencies, it was evident that some campuses struggle to clearly define senior management roles during large-scale events.
Sedona administrators were fortunate to have bond money to invest in their solar equipment and program. Not all school districts can afford to do the same. For those districts, there is a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Duke University is no stranger to commissioning sustainable structures. With 290 buildings on more than 8,000 acres, the Durham, NC-based University boasts 25 U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifi
Due to its offsite, factory-controlled process where skilled trades apply efficient, assembly-line techniques, the modular industry is able to build and deliver healthy, safe, durable, budget-friendly, green classrooms within a short time frame that meet
For the last several weeks, the focus of work and concern in Washington, D. C., has been the passage of the fiscal year 2011 federal budget and the threat of a Federal government shutdown. With their backs against the wall, congressional leadership and Pr
For the last several weeks, the focus of work and concern in Washington, D. C., has been the passage of the fiscal year 2011 federal budget and the threat of a Federal government shutdown. With their backs against the wall, congressional leadership and Pr
Suffolk University is a recognized leader in the campus sustainability movement, being named a City of Boston Green Business Award recipient in 2008, Massachusetts Wastewise Partner of the Year for 2009 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental P
Messiah College's environmental sustainability efforts affect nearly all aspects of daily life at the College. Day to day, most students and employees probably don't think twice about all the recycling bins or that the vegetables in their salad
It is time for districts to consider a more energy efficient data center model. New data center technologies, including targeted cooling systems and upgraded uninterruptible power supply (UPS), as well as those that ease server loads, effectively reduce p
Greening the IT department makes good business sense. The IT department may be just the place to find savings simply because it has probably been overlooked as other departments have been scrutinized.
Wofford College earns LEED Platinum for an historic mill building's adapted reuse for environmental studies field station. Achieving accurate historic preservation can be challenging enough, but achieving LEED certification makes this building an equ
Iowa State University recently became one of the nearly 200 U.S. colleges and universities offering students reusable take-out containers, which hold down take-out costs for campus food service operations and for take-out customers, while providing a sust
Conventional laboratory buildings consume up to ten times the energy of typical buildings due to their specialized HVAC requirements, and older lab buildings were particularly energy inefficient. How does a university upgrade these laboratories to current
Georgetown University's Solid Waste and Recycling manager has several important goals: to bring sustainability leadership to the management of waste and recycling, to do so in a highly efficient and cost-effective way, and keep to the historic campus look
Despite the rapid escalation of the number of electronic appliances and gadgets in use, the amount of energy used by these plugged-in appliances is often overlooked in energy efficiency plans. While the energy use of each individual appliance may be relat
Experience teaches that an emergency response plan can save lives if disaster comes. But, emergency response planning takes time and resources that can be difficult to marshal today, especially when you know that nothing bad is likely to happen tomorrow.
Getting students involved in monitoring energy conservation.