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Some of the most stringent standards in green building involve our nation's children. We've put all our information on the subject right here.

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Centiva Awards Green Innovation Grant

May 8, 2013

 The winning recipient is the school Delores T. Aaron Elementary in New Orleans, Louisiana. 


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Top North American Education Institutions Named for Reducing Carbon Pollution

April 22, 2013

The U.S. schools work to reduce $22 billion building-operations and energy spend.


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Report: USGBC Calls for Immediate Examination of U.S. School Facilities

March 12, 2013

The report highlights a $271 billion deficit to bring school facilities up to working order.


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Repairing Our Educational Foundation

The longer we wait to fix U.S. schools, the more it’ll cost us in the long run.
March 1, 2013

 Everywhere I go, I see schools falling apart. On my way to work in Washington, D.C., I pass schools with broken windows and crumbling bricks. 


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New Construction

Parking, Athletics and Water Conservation

A Tennessee college preparatory school parks a soccer field on a garage to aid in capturing stormwater.
March 1, 2013

 Most, if not all, of us have experienced the woes of trying to find a parking space at an event.  


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Daylight and a Learning-Friendly Environment

A bright, sunshiny day can uplift any mood.
February 28, 2013
More daylight in classrooms can have a positive impact on students.
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Education Partnership Centered Around EdSpaces

February 14, 2013

NSSEA & USGBC’s Center For Green Schools announce a strategic partnership centered around EdSpaces in December 2013.


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Sustainable Star Gazing

January 31, 2013

Roofing choices play a key role in an education center, and its observatory, earning LEED Platinum.


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Wisconsin Schools Sign ESPC to Reduce Energy Consumption

December 20, 2012

$2.7 million Energy Savings Performance Contract expected to help reduce Oconto Falls School District’s energy use by 23 percent.


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Radon Measure for Schools and Apartment Buildings Fails at Code Hearings

Vote falls short of the two-thirds majority.
December 19, 2012
Three groups testify against the new radon protection measures.
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  Hear the interview with Arrowstreet's Scott Pollack. Arrowstreet was responsible for the Rechler Equity Corporate Headquarters, the Commercial Renovation Winner for the Excellence in Design Awards in 2013.

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