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By Cory Trusty, President of USGBC Students UCSD.
Tag: Center for Green Schools
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Campus Conservation Nationals Saves Big in the Third Year!
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We just wrapped up this year’s Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) – the nation’s largest energy and water reduction competition – and the 300,000 students who participated have a lot to be proud of! Through efforts from students acting on their commitments to reduce energy and water use on campus, CCN 2013 participants saved 2.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere, reduced their energy use by 2.1 GWh (equivalent of taking 187 homes off the grid for a year), and saved enough water to equate to almost 11,000 water bottles.
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Creating a Campus Green Existing Buildings Program
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Trying to green the operations of all of the various buildings on a college campus can be a bit like trying to get all of your family members to go on a healthy diet and exercise program at the same time. It can be a daunting task. They have a range of ages, sizes, shapes and activities; they consume different things in different quantities and their aspirations vary widely. Some are ready for the quinoa salad and a marathon right now, while others are passionate about their red meat and haven’t jumped on a bike in years. Where do you even start?
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DC Universities Build Sustainable Home for 2013 Solar Decathlon
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In 106 days, Team Capitol DC will be presenting Harvest Home, an off-the-grid showcase of all things sustainable in Irvine, California for the Department of Energy’s bi-annual Solar Decathlon from Oct. 3-13.
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Home run! Twitter Chat with the Seattle Mariners
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As we continue leveraging the cultural influence of sports to advance green building, we’re taking to social media to engage players and fans alike.
Join the Center for Green Schools (@mygreenschools) for a twitter chat with the Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) and Green Sports Alliance (@SportsAlliance). We’ll be celebrating the sustainability initiatives of sports organizations and encouraging our followers to partake in their own.
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Trailblazing teachers
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This week, the Center for Green Schools honored 10 teachers who are leading the way in environmental education. Our brand new “Trailblazing Teacher” award aims to honor teachers across the country who are working to bring sustainable learning into the classroom and their students’ lives. We were flooded for applications for this award, and were humbled by the incredible work educators are undertaking to introduce creative ways to incorporate environmental components into their classrooms and curriculums.
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Historic D.C. school modernization project nearing completion
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Last month, members of the Center for Green Schools team had the opportunity to take a hard-hat tour of 100-year old Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C., which is undergoing renovation as part of the D.C. Education Reform Act of 2007. When the school reopens in August for the 2013-14 academic year, it will feature larger, reconfigured and technologically updated classrooms, a new gym and central staircase, two enclosed courtyards used as a cafeteria and a refurbished auditorium.
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NSSEA Grant Program Supports Green School Renovation and Construction Projects
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The NSSEA community – thought leaders in the movement to transform schools into healthy, high-performing learning environments – understands the importance of building and renovating schools that will promote healthy living and maximize learning.
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If You Build It… Will They Come?
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Earth Day has been around my whole life.
This year, we celebrated 43 years to the day from the first one, April 22, 1970. What’s changed? And is anything better?
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If you build it…will they come?
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Earth Day’s been around my whole life.
This year, we celebrated 43 years to the day from the first one, April 22nd, 1970. What’s changed? And is anything better?