Way Cooler (And Greener) Than Your College Dorm

Tietgan Dorm

The Tietgenkollegiat is everything your college dorm was not: energy efficient, beautiful and architecturally stunning. Also, it comes with a bike workshop. Read more →

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Arizona Gains Its First Net Zero School

Colonel Smith Middle School

The new Colonel Smith Middle School in Forth Huachuca will put green tech in the hands of students via its science, technology, engineering and math curriculum. Read more →

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In Oregon, Net Zero College Building A Study In Green

Newberg Center, PCC

Portland Community College's Newberg Center makes use of passive solar design, energy efficient systems and solar power to cover all of its energy needs on site. Read more →

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Princeton Review’s Green College List A Resource For Juniors

Leed Platinum dorm, UC Davis

High school juniors surveying higher ed. options this summer may want to consider some of the new additions to the Princeton Review's green college guide. Read more →

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Cali’s 1st Net Zero Public School Building A Lesson in Green

George V. Leyva Middle School

In San Jose, Calif., the new George V. Levya Middle School Administration Building combines efficiency and solar to save cash and carbon, setting an example. Read more →

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Daylight Harvesting Means Seminary Students See The Light

Vernon S. Broyles Jr. Leadership Center

A new green building at the Columbia Theological Seminary, targeting LEED Gold, makes use of innovative daylighting strategies designed just for the classroom. Read more →

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Small Wind For Big Apple School

eddyGT, town school, new york city, wind power

An Urban Green Energy eddyGT goes up on the roof of the Town School on Mahattan's Upper East Side, the first wind turbine on an NYC school. Read more →

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Schools Win Awards For Energy Efficiency

classroom

School kids have been learning how doing something as simple as turning off vending machines at night and opening blinds to let in more sunlight in the day can save energy, and reduce levels of harmful CO2 emissions. Read more →

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Canada’s Greenest Building: It’s For The Kids

univercity childcare center,living building

A Vancouver-area childcare center is going above and beyond normal green building practices, aiming for the exalted Living Building status. Read more →

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Rural Montana Kids Energy Efficiency Champs

America's Home Energy Challenge

A team of students from five rural Montana schools wins the U.S. Department of Energy's America's Home Energy Education Challenge. Read more →

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