The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the first and largest certifier of green building, is by now familiar to anyone who works with buildings or campus planning. Another LEED (for … Read more
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College of the Atlantic Aims for the Triple Bottom Line
When businesses go green, they do it for reasons ranging from profit and good PR to reliable supply chains and genuine concern for the environment. Examples of individual companies taking … Read more
University and Utility Partnerships in California Lower Emissions
As schools become greener, they are finding a need to reach out to their surrounding communities to manage transportation and supply networks, develop and renovate neighborhoods, and source cleaner energy. In … Read more
Stony Brook Southampton Combines Curriculum with Sustainable Operations
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
Tulane and Yale Structures Earn Top Ten Green Building Awards
The American Institute of Architects’ COTE (Committee on the Environment) recognizes 10 high-profile and environmentally sensitive buildings each year, and for 2008 chose two university buildings to highlight in its … Read more
Utah government joins universities in switching to 4-day workweek
Until recently, most considered their commute to be nothing more than a necessary evil, if they considered it at all. But rising gas prices, air pollution and the awareness of … Read more
Chasing Clean Fuel in the Lab
The idea of an efficient, clean-burning, sustainable fuel that could power everything from cars to commercial skyscrapers is a seductive one. Currently, many world-class research labs and over 200 small … Read more
UC-Irvine’s “Shut the Sash” Campaign Counts Inches to Save Energy
At the University of California-Irvine, an inch or two matters to the Green Campus Program. In fact, the program’s interns and volunteers spend a lot of time canvassing the campus … Read more
The Campus Environment in 2008
In case you missed all the hullabaloo, let me direct you to our newest report: Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability. It recognizes colleges and universities for … Read more
