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Tag: education

  • Sense and Survivability: How evolution shapes design decisions

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    9 Jan 2015
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    This excerpt below was originally published in a research paper on Jan. 7, 2015. Read the complete paper.

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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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  • Announcing the 2012-2013 Community Green Chairs

    Congratulations to the five selected leaders who will work with USGBC National and the Center for Green Schools to launch and grow its newest program, Community Green. Community Green is USGBC’s commitment to supporting community colleges in educating the next generation of green building professionals who can lead and drive strong local sustainable economies. These five Chairs will work regionally to engage community colleges in the USGBC network, and support them in bringing green building education and activities to their campuses and communities.

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  • Americans Care About Green Schools

    As a former teacher, I’ve seen first-hand the transformative effect that great educational environments can have on teacher motivation, student performance and community engagement. I also know that parents are unfailingly dedicated to their children’s education and will do just about anything to give their kids an advantage in life.

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  • Send Us Your Videos!

    What is your green school doing to advance green building, education and sustainability? Get your message out to thousands at Greenbuild 2011 by participating in the Greenbuild NEXT video campaign!

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