CSU Signs Deal With SunEdison for Solar Power
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Department of General Services struck a deal with SunEdison to install and maintain solar panels on 15 California State University campuses through the next 20 years….
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Colorado Private School Awarded LEED Gold
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Valor Christian High School is the first private high school in the state to receive a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, according…
N.Y. Business School Snags LEED Platinum
ITHACA — The new 38,800-square-foot business school at Ithaca College received LEED Platinum certification, making it the first U.S. higher education business school facility to achieve that rating. The Dorothy…
New Wisconsin Middle School Designed to Save Energy, Water
MILWAUKEE — Officials at Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District held a dedication ceremony Sept. 6 for the new eco-friendly East Middle School, which will serve 1,000 sixth through eighth-grade students….
New Green Rating Added to Princeton Report
NEW YORK — The Princeton Review recognized more than 10 U.S. colleges and universities in its Green Rating Honor Roll as part of the green rating introduced with its latest…
Food-Service Renovation Applies LEED Standards
PORTLAND, Ore. — Lewis & Clark Law School completed a 5,286-square-foot sustainable renovation of the college’s primary food-service facility to modernize the outdated facility and provide a healthy environment for…
Electronically Controlled Window Tinting Helps Schools Earn LEED Certification
ELK RIVER, Minn. — Twin Lakes Elementary School in the Elk River Area School District installed SageGlass’ Electrochromics, a glass tint that is electronically controlled, to help it earn LEED…
$94 Million UCSF Building Aims for LEED Silver
SAN FRANCISCO — Construction of a new $94.5 million Institute for Regeneration Medicine Building at University of California, San Francisco, is scheduled to begin this summer. The 73,000-square-foot building will…
NEC Rewards Star Student Participants with Cash
CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial and residential LCD and plasma displays and projectors, expanded its Star Student program to include cash rewards to participating…
New Facilities to Help Stanford Students Study Green Technologies
STANFORD, Calif. — A sustainable building at Stanford University will do more than lower energy costs: the facility will serve as a hub for researching sustainable building technologies and practices….