Green Schools on the Rise

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A green profile of 300 U.S. and 22 Canadian colleges and universities shows that many higher education institutions are putting their best green feet forward.
 
The College Sustainability Report Card 2011, an initiative of the nonprofit Sustainable Endowments Institute, reports that of the 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. with the largest endowments, more than half earned “B” level grades because of their strong green policies and practices in nine main categories.

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U.S. Schools Push for Platinum

School districts and architectural firms nationwide are pushing the envelope in green school design, seeking out new and efficient HVAC systems, lighting methods, water and irrigation tools, and other ways to make academic buildings lean and green.

Rachel Gutter, director of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, says that just building a green school is no longer enough, and that achieving LEED certification is increasingly becoming a hallmark of sustainable design to a building’s constituents, as well as to the greater community.

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A LEED Lockup

Project Data
Facility Type: Regional Correctional Facility at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Construction Budget: $92.5 million
Number of Beds: 512
Area (square feet): 190,553
Start Date: April 15, 2008
Completion Date: June 25, 2010
 
Project Team
Owner/Operator: US Army Corps of Engineers
Owner Representative: Michael Chirpich
Architectural Firm(s): HSMM/AECOM
General Contractor: J.E.

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