USGBC Launches Green Schools Resource Site

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched a new site for schools going green and for those looking to promote green initiatives on their campuses. The new site, Build Green Schools, is designed for a wide range of users, providing resources for students, parents, teachers, and school administrators alike.

Build Green Schools is designed to bolster efforts to create healthy and environmentally friendly schools. It includes facts on the benefits green schools, including the "ways green schools foster learning, decrease student and teacher absenteeism from respiratory and other illnesses, reduce energy and water bills, and provide models for teaching the world's future leaders about sustainability to benefit communities for generations to come," according to USGBC.

It also provides, among other things:

  • Profiles of schools that have already "gone green";
  • Samples of policies that have been instituted to ensure environmentally sound construction in the future;
  • Links for further research; and
  • A social networking area for sharing best practices, experiences, and ideas.

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About the author: David Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's online education technology publications, including THE Journal and Campus Technology. He can be reached at [email protected].

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David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

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