'Green Schools' and the Bottom Line. |
Examination of Stoddert Elementary School in Washington, D.C. After obtaining LEED certification in 2010, the school is finishing its first year as a newly renovated green school. Includes interviews... |
04/30/2011 |
2001 Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Awards |
This honors design teams and their clients who worked together to make significant progress toward achieving award-winning design while pursuing high-performance building goals. Award winners include... |
12/31/2000 |
2005 Survey of Green Building Plus Green Building in K-12 and Higher Education. |
Presents the results of a survey of 665 senior executives concerning green building issues in both K-12 and higher educational facilities. Extremely large percentages of respondents from both fields... |
12/31/2004 |
2006 Sustainability Management System. |
Provides a manual for sustainable practice in to all operations of the Poudre (Colorado) School District. The manual presents the District's sustainability policy, sustainability management... |
12/31/2005 |
2008 Children's Environmental Health Report. |
Describes current programs from the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at improving school environmental health. These include HealthySEAT, Clean School Bus USA, Chemical Cleanout Campaign, and... |
09/30/2008 |
2008 Green Design Awards. |
Presents a panel of judges selections of 26 exemplary K-12 and higher education buildings, in the categories of Building as a Teaching Tool; Energy Efficiency and Conservation; Visual, Acoustical,... |
10/31/2008 |
30% Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings. |
Assists design teams in constructing energy-smart schools using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more annually. It provides recommendations for various climate zones and... |
12/31/2007 |
360 Degrees: Issue 15. |
Considers how young people can learn about sustainability from their built environment, and profiles the Dalton School, an eco-school in The Netherlands. |
03/31/2008 |
360 Degrees: Issue 16. |
Report on Britain's first-ever green day, an initiative to encourage learning about buildings, spaces and climate change, and features a school in London that specializes in design and the built... |
06/30/2008 |
360 Degrees: Issue 4. |
Profiles British programs and resources that support sustainable school design and promote environmental awareness through the built environment. |
03/31/2004 |
50 Green Strategies that Cost Less. |
Compilation of a list of 50 sustainable design strategies for school projects that are cost-effective, including overall concepts, community, site design, daylighting and windows, building shell,... |
12/31/2006 |
50% Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings |
Guide provides a sensible approach to easily achieve advanced levels of energy savings in K-12 school buildings without having to resort to detailed calculations or analysis. Covers administrative... |
09/30/2011 |
8 Tips for a Smooth Handoff of New Green Buildings. |
Details eight steps for an effective transition of a green building from its builders to its operators. These concentrate on including the facilities management staff in the construction process and... |
04/27/2011 |
A Bright Spot on a Lackluster Year: Green Trends Point to Rosier Outlook for Educational Facilities in 2010. |
Describes trends in green school construction, including display of energy consumption in the school, energy labeling, Building Information Modeling (BIM), campus-style schools uniting services and... |
03/31/2010 |
A Call for Change. |
Profiles the San Francisco Waldorf School facility, a remodeled call center that has achieved LEED Gold certification due to high recycled building content, daylighting, water-saving fixtures,... |
12/31/2007 |
A Case for Sustainability. |
Advocates sustainable school design in spite of budget cuts, as green schools have lower operating costs. A short list of integrated sustainable features is included. |
03/31/2011 |
A Checklist for Meeting Green Goals. |
Offers an annotated checklist for working with suppliers to meet requirements for green facilities operations and maintenance. Areas covered are green supply chain protocols and product selection,... |
06/30/2010 |
A Client's Guide to Sustainable Schools: A Draft for Development. |
Describes principles of sustainable design and provides guidance for owners formulating a program for sustainable building, communicating the benefits of sustainability, working with design... |
12/31/2003 |
A Deeper Shade of Green. |
Discussses the expansion of green school facility consciousness to include alternative energy sources, LEED certification, CHPS standards, and performance contracting. |
05/31/2009 |
A Design That Teaches Others. |
Advocates creating school buildings that teach environmental stewardship, emphasizing retention of trees, recycling, and school gardens. |
05/16/2009 |
A Facilities Manager's Guide to Green Building Design. |
Explains how the green building approach to educational facilities design creates healthy, naturally lit, attractive buildings with lower operating and life cycle costs. Defines green design,... |
02/28/2001 |
A Good LEEDer |
Advises on ways to achieve LEED certification, explaining the six categories of assessment and listing typical ways to earn points in each. |
03/31/2005 |
A Green Building Primer |
The U.S. Green Building Council, the organization that oversees the LEED rating system, clarifies what green building, sustainability, and LEED certification mean. |
02/29/2004 |
A Green Education: Elementary Students Learn How to Be Good Inhabitants of Earth. |
Profiles the Willow School in Gladstone, New Jersey. The private K-8 school emphasizes environmental stewardship through its building design and curriculum. Unusual sources for recycled building... |
08/31/2005 |
A Green Role Model. |
Discusses ways to make a campus building greener without tearing it down and replacing it. Education of the occupants and parents, low-VOC furnishings, electricity audits, window upgrades, water use... |
09/30/2008 |