KENNESAW, Ga. — The passive design concepts at Kennesaw State University’s new social science building help the facility earn LEED Silver certification for its passive design.The design of the 164,000-square-foot…
In the new age of green buildings, input from school officials, parents and the community is crucial to ensure that a new facility is designed with components that are the…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Officials at Thomas M. Cooley Law School invested $35 million to open a third Michigan location due to growing enrollment. The law school recently purchased a…
The Greek word for energy equates roughly with the Greek word for challenge. That juxtaposition also captures how educational institutions must deal with energy issues in an uncertain and ever-changing…
MEDIA, Pa. — When a Delaware County school district received the green light to build the first new school building in more than 50 years, the opportunity was greeted with…
WESTON, Mass. — The new 21,000-square-foot addition to the Cambridge School of Weston campus is designed to significantly reduce impacts on the environment through several water- and energy-saving features and…
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — In a climate of rising energy costs and growing interest in environmentally sustainable campus design, officials at the State University of New York at Brockport turned to…
PerrySchools across the United States are turning to geothermal to heat and cool buildings, lower operating and maintenance costs, improve energy efficiency and provide classroom comfort. Using a heat exchanger,…
ACWORTH, Ga. — The new $8.7 million health education center at North Metro Technical College will be the first green facility at a state technical college in Georgia. The 56,000-square-foot…
SAN FRANCISCO — State legislators approved spending $15 million per year on gardening programs at the state’s more than 6,000 schools, making California the first state to sponsor school garden…
