Our ever growing population is driving an increased need for more educational facilities for future students. Likewise, as our population continues to grow, integrating sustainable principles into design and construction is becoming absolutely crucial. Without making a concerted move toward sustainability, future resources required for educating our nation’s children will not exist. Sandy Grove Middle School in Lumber Bridge, NC, is currently being built as a net-zero energy facility, one that will return more energy to the grid than it consumes.
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Local Officials Gather to Find Common Ground on Green Schools
Yesterday, state legislators, key decision makers and USGBC chapter members from across the South and Midwest convened at Richardsville Elementary School in Kentucky, the nation’s first net-zero energy school, for a “Common Ground” event to discuss the success of the green schools movement in the region and the best practices that can be applied to their own communities.
Congressman Quigley Visits LEED-Certified, Net-Zero Home in Chicago
Last Monday, Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois 5th Congressional District paid a visit to the home of Jacek Helenowski to get a firsthand look at one of the highest scoring residential LEED for Homes projects to date – and one of the first net-zero …