Just weeks after the Department of Education released the framework for the Green Ribbon Schools award, 22 states have announced their participation in this voluntary program. From Pennsylvania to California, red to blue, states are realizing the Green Ribbon Schools program is a way to achieve current goals around the improvement of their education systems.
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Director’s Corner: What’s Next in the Green Schools Movement
It seems like we only just made it through back-to-school season at the Center for Green Schools and now the holidays are right around the corner. With USGBC’s annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo under our belt, the Center team is hard at work on many upcoming initiatives to carry us through 2011 and into 2012.
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LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Honored by Renewable Natural Resources Foundation
Green communities rating system recognized for outstanding achievements in the renewable resources field
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Q&A: University of Texas at Dallas Vice President for Business Affairs Discusses Innovation in Green Building Award
Last month, the Center for Green Schools and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) teamed up to present the first ever Innovation in Green Building Award at AASHE’s annual conference in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes a leading college or university that is transforming the built environment and creating living laboratories for sustainability.
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Watch What’s Happening in the Green Schools Movement
The Center has several new videos highlighting our work over the past year. These videos feature programs and events such as the Center for Green Schools Fellowship Program, and the U.S. Green Building Council Green Schools Symposium. We also created a video that gives a great overview of the importance of green schools, and how we are furthering the mission of putting every student in a green school within this generation.
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“Everything is Bigger” for the USGBC Central Texas-Balcones Chapter’s Green Schools Movement
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. This is the mantra of the Emmy-winning television show Friday Night Lights, epitomizing the spirit of a fictional high school football team in this Texas-based drama series. These six words embody the can do – the must do – attitude of people in a small town, trying to do what’s right for their families and their community.
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Students Across the Country Compete to Reduce Campus Energy
In the first two months of the academic year, USGBC Students is off to a roaring start! The national network of volunteer national and regional chairs has tripled the size of the program, and students are putting together inspiring events and activities on campuses across the country. We are now gearing up for Campus Conservation Nationals!
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Upcoming Webcasts
There are two upcoming webcasts that will be useful for campus stakeholders and advocates interested in green building and green schools. The first discusses implementing LEED in a campus setting, and the second focuses on high building performance on campuses. Below is more information, so be sure to sign up!
LEED Implementation Strategies on a Campus: Utilizing the 2010 Application Guide for Multiple Buildings & On-Campus Building Projects
December 2, 2011, 2 p.m. EST
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Register Now! 2012 Green Schools National Conference
Register now for the second annual Green Schools National Conference (GSNC), taking place from Feb 27-29, 2012 in Denver, Colorado.
Be sure to register for the 2012 GSNC online by Nov. 18 to get the early bird discount rate. And, as a benefit of being a Center for Green Schools blog reader, you can take advantage of the special USGBC discount code