New York Voters Approve Construction Bond Issue
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — Voters recently approved the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s (POB CSD) $49.8 million construction bond issue for infrastructure improvements and renovations.
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Green Summit Honors California’s Sustainability Leaders
PASADENA, Calif. — Green Technology magazine, alongside partners Gen7 and Panasonic, honored a number of institutions leading the way in sustainability at the Green California Schools & Community Colleges Summit in Pasadena earlier this month.
Green Schools Conference to Address Funding, Drought
PASADENA, Calif. — The two-day Green California Schools Conference kicks off in Pasadena Nov. 5, bringing together teachers, administrators, architects, engineers, facility managers and others to share knowledge about a variety of sustainability issues facing the state’s schools and universities. The summit is the largest annual event focused on green programs in the nation’s largest K-12 and higher education systems.
L.A. School District to Receive Energy Upgrades
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, alongside partner and global energy management specialist Schneider Electric, recently received the largest funded Proposition 39 allocation to date. Hacienda La Puente USD, the eighth largest district in Los Angeles County, received $5.3 million in approved funding as part of an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to implement energy efficiency projects at the district’s four comprehensive high schools.
SLC Schools See Big Return on Conservation Efforts
SALT LAKE CITY — Three Salt Lake City public high schools have saved more than $50,000 in energy costs thanks to the district’s Go Green Earn Green Energy Challenge. The Salt Lake City School District kicked off this inaugural conservation program in July 2013, and has since been pleased with the results.
Chicago STEM School Tackles Sustainability Inside and Out
CHICAGO — Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, designed by STR Partners and built by F.H. Paschen/S.N. Nielsen & Associates, both of Chicago, recently received LEED Platinum certification.
School Design Standards Soar in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — When it opens in the fall of 2015, Springfield’s Sherwood Elementary will likely set the standard for new school construction in the city. Designed in a flexible and energy-efficient manner, the school will also be the first in the district to house a local chapter of the Boys & Girls Club.
New Green School Study Cites Key Factors for Building Green
NEW YORK — As schools and universities continue to invest in green building, a report from McGraw-Hill Construction shows that there are more than just environmental factors behind the decision.
Princeton Review and Center for Green Schools Release Annual Green College Guide
NEW YORK — The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools released the third annual edition of the nation’s most environmentally responsible “green colleges.”
CEED Becomes First Public School to Use Passivhaus Technology in the U.S.
The Center of Energy Efficient Design in Rocky Mount, Va., is the first public school to use the energy-efficient Passivhaus technology, which has enabled it to use 68 percent less energy than conventional schools.