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  • Happy Birthday LEED!

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    Selina Holmes

    Published on: 
    30 Mar 2013

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    Thirteen years ago, on March 30, 2000, LEED went from being an idea to a fully functioning rating system. Who could have known that this idea would turn into a global green building movement, with more than 1.5 million square feet of LEED space certifying every day? Who would have imagined that the program would grow to include over 184,000 LEED credentialed professionals and over 51,000 projects participating in LEED, making up 9.7 billion square feet of construction space?

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  • School Leaders Stay Focused While Change Abounds

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    Conference attendees were all ears during presentations at AASA’s 2013 national

    The 2013 National Conference on Education took place in Los Angeles last month and saw thousands of superintendents gather from across the country to learn, network and share, but most importantly prepare for the changing landscape of public education.

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  • The Price of Education

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    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, and nearly half a trillion to bring them into the 21st century.

    And the cut-to-the-chase part boils down to one simple but undeniably tough question: How can we possibly afford to do that?

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  • How Can EdSpaces Provide the Ideal Home for the Green Schools Movement?

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    EdSpace Conference. This year in San Antonio, Texas, 12/4-6, 2013.

    The National School Supply and Equipment Association’s (NSSEA) EdSpaces Planning Committee met recently to plan the 2013 event taking place December 4-6 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. We were pleased to have Patrick Lane from USGBC’s Center for Green Schools with us help make EdSpaces the meeting place for the many relevant participants in the green schools movement whose jobs are to design, furnish, operate or maintain educational institutions.

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  • Celebrating a CT Green School Program Worthy of Best Collaboration

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    Over the past three years, we’ve been proud to work closely with several federal agencies and more than 80 different NGOs to help develop and support the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools recognition award. There’s widespread agreement in Washington that this collaborative program, which has brought so many different stakeholders together, is an historic milestone program in the green schools movement, and we tip our hats to the U.S.

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  • Fulfilling Your CMP is Easier Than Ever with USGBC’s Webinar Subscription

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    Updated August, 26, 2014: The USGBC Webinar Subscription is no longer available for purchase. Review USGBC’s other education offerings.

    Get your LEED and green building education with USGBC’s Webinar Subscription — online, on demand and direct from the makers of LEED.

    Access USGBC webinars to complete your LEED credential maintenance requirements. Plus, your CE hours will be reported to GBCI and AIA on your behalf.

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  • Fluctuating Wind Power and Efficiency

    Incorporating wind power into existing power grids is challenging because fluctuating wind speed and direction means turbines generate power inconsistently.

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  • A Distressing Diagnosis for the ‘Bones of Our Economy’

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    If this news were coming from your doctor, you would be very, very worried.

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  • The Search is On: Win $5,000 for Your School!

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    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’ve worked hard to come to a comprehensive definition of a “green school.” This definition has allowed us to identify schools that are improving the places where our children learn.

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  • World Water Day: Five simple water saving strategies

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    Water is the most essential need of living beings, yet the value we place on it is so low.

    Water is cheap and easily accessible in the developed world, but it’s being wasted and contaminated at an alarming rate. In honor of World Water Day, here are some simple water saving strategies that make a difference.

    Take a look at your habits.
    Imagine your water was turned off and you only had one gallon to use for the day. What would you cut out of your routine?

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