Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?
The legwork has been done. The research has been conducted. The numbers have been crunched. As far as we can tell, it is going to cost the U.S. an investment of nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars to upgrade our nation’s schools just to working order...
If this news were coming from your doctor, you would be very, very worried.
Well the expert doctors for our country’s infrastructure – the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – have just issued their latest Report...
We have a lot to learn when it comes to green schools. We acknowledge, categorize and celebrate schools in the United States that save resources and improve health and learning, yet we know far too little about comparable schools beyond this nation’s borders. At the Center for Green Schools, we’...
They say it is better to give than to receive. Working with the USGBC Chapter network for the last five years, I sometimes feel like it’s about equal. The staff and volunteers of our 77 Chapters give so much to the green building movement,...
By Cliff Ashburner, Past-Chair, USGBC-Kentucky
I was asked to participate in a Pecha Kucha night last month, specifically to talk about green schools and how the ...
This spring, the National Building Museum is debuting the first-ever museum exhibition dedicated to the greening of American schools. Featuring over 40 exemplary projects from new construction to rehabs to modular classrooms, the exhibition surveys the extraordinary breadth of green school...
Everywhere I go, I see schools falling apart. On my way to work in D.C., I pass schools with broken windows and crumbling bricks. In the Bronx, I’ve been inside schools where only one out of four bathroom stalls is even remotely usable. In Georgia, I’ve met students and teachers forced to take...
The following is a guest post by Kaia Roman, International Communications Manager, Green School Bali
As the inaugural recipient of the USGBC Center for Green School’s ‘Greenest School on Earth’ award in 2012, Green School Bali launched a worldwide scholarship competition today...
National Green Week is a time to make students aware of important sustainability topics and get them excited to do their part to make a difference! What better way to drum up enthusiasm than with a fun and educational contest?
This year, there are three contests available at the national...
