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NWF Campus Ecology Staff Tour New Green Building at Germanna Community College

 |  Nov 21, 2011

National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology staff, Jen Fournelle and Kristy Jones, toured Germanna Community College’s new green academic facility, still under construction, in early November. The new building located at … Read more

Students Refusing Coal-Funded and Coal-Powered Buildings

 |  Dec 8, 2009

At the University of Kentucky, students are fighting back against Alliance Coal's sponsorship of a new dorm for basketball players. MSNBC reports that the $7 million dorm will be called … Read more

New Site Tailors Green Building Resources to Higher Education

 |  Nov 3, 2009

If you have anything to do with the buildings on your campus, Second Nature's latest offering, Campus Green Builder, is the website for you. The site promises to act as … Read more

Reporting from the 3rd Annual Butte College Sustainability Conference, Second Day

 |  Aug 17, 2009

Day two of the Butte annual sustainability conference opened with a special keynote featuring Ken Grossman, Owner and President of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company – a very popular company with … Read more

How Campus Climate Leaders Will Help Revive Regional Economies

, ,  |  Aug 14, 2009

Former President Bill Clinton, at the third annual meeting of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in Chicago today, shared valuable perspectives on investing in large-scale building … Read more

Can an Ever-growing Campus Be Sustainable?

 |  Apr 27, 2009

We're a little late to the party on this one, but last week's Chronicle of Higher Education feature on space planning and long-term sustainability is full of good stuff. The … Read more

Living Buildings

 |  Sep 19, 2008

A recent Chronicle post about Sierra magazine drew a lot of commenter ire, including a nasty call for Scott Carlson, the writer of the piece, to be reassigned to the … Read more

Stony Brook Southampton Combines Curriculum with Sustainable Operations

 |  Aug 26, 2008

Students at Stony Brook University’s new Southampton campus will help determine building design, campus energy decisions, cafeteria fodder and waste systems, as well as their own coursework, as part of … Read more

LAT Covers Green Building at Universities

 |  Jul 7, 2008

Here’s another trend-skimming piece for you: this Los Angeles Times article highlights more than a dozen schools building green. If you already know a lot about LEED, geothermal and recycled … Read more

Round-Up from the Chronicle of Higher Education

 |  Jun 9, 2008

Several posts over at the Buildings & Grounds blog have caught our eye recently for their focus on environmental initiatives on campus. Part of The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s site, … Read more

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