ENERGY STAR for Buildings – Are we designing buildings that perform?
Kinard Junior High School, Fort Collins, CO When we walk into an office building or a school for the first time, it’s always nice to see the familiar blue ENERGY STAR plaque in the lobby. It...
View ArticleSchool’s Back in Session – Working Together to Save Energy, Cut Costs & Keep...
Student Recycling Station at the Manchester Essex School Students and teachers hit the ground running in September, sometimes without noticing all of the improvements made to the school building over...
View ArticleOpting out of Green Ribbon Schools, but the need to showcase and celebrate...
For champions of the green schools movement, the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools award program –now in its pilot year—is an exciting opportunity to gain national recognition for...
View ArticleNineteen schools in the region awarded Nation’s first Green Ribbons
Imagine if your school saved thousands of dollars on utility costs by cutting down on energy, harvested vegetables from its “lasagna garden” for school lunch, or fueled its buses with discarded cooking...
View ArticleRoad trip to New Hampshire’s latest high performance school
NEEP and CHPS staff outside the entrance to Lebanon Middle School NEEP’s Regional High Performance Schools Working Group hit the road this July to gather at the newly constructed Lebanon Middle School...
View ArticleBack to school in Massachusetts: Participate in a Green School Event Sept. 27...
Wellesley High School. Photo: SMMA Roll up those sleeves and join the Green Schools Committee of USGBC MA for one (or three!) Green Apple Service projects over the next two weeks. Tour a newly built...
View ArticleNE-CHPS Paves the Way Forward for Schools
When you think back to your days spent in school what do you remember? Was it a favorite teacher? The countless trips to the vending machine between classes? A visceral rush of excitement after your...
View ArticleNortheast CHPS 3.0: The New and Improved School Performance Protocol
The State of our Schools April 8, 2014 is National Healthy Schools Day. Coordinated by the Healthy Schools Network, National Healthy Schools Day is meant to raise awareness of indoor environmental...
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