(12/09/2008)
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 to school officials.
(06/19/2008)
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 Silver certification.
By James Copeland and Bryna Dunn
(06/19/2008)
(06/19/2008)
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 most beneficial to the people it serves. Environmentally friendly bells and whistles are rendered irrelevant and sometimes become costly add-ons if they are not understood, accepted and harnessed by the community.
(12/18/2007)
The new 21,000-square-foot addition to the Cambridge School of Weston campus is designed to significantly reduce its impact on the environment through several water- and energy-saving features and sustainable elements.
(10/31/2007)
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 sustainable technology and geothermal ground-source pumps to support the heating and cooling needs at the college's recently completed 208-bed student housing complex.
(07/01/2007)
The school district here is set to begin construction on a $29.5 million environmentally sustainable elementary school.
(05/14/2007)
Thompson School District saved more than $1.3 million in operating costs during the last three years due to a districtwide energy savings program.
(05/12/2007)
Creative Contractors Inc. was awarded a $14 million contract by the Pasco County School District to build the county's first green school.
(01/24/2007)
The U.S. Green Building Council is scheduled in March to launch its LEED for schools rating system, which was created specifically for design and construction of K-12 schools.
(01/24/2007)
Construction is under way for the 55,647-square-foot Lincoln Crossing Elementary School, and the building is set to exceed state energy requirements by 22 percent.
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