Running Track Acts As Green Roof For China School

The winning proposal for China's ChiCheng Second Primary School calls for a rooftop natural grass running track. Image via LYCS Architecture.

A proposed primary school in Tiantai County, China, includes a clever rooftop natural-grass track that can reduce its carbon footprint while improving the health of its young students. Read more →

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Nigerian Floating School Design Echoes ‘Beasts’

An artist's rendering of an entire sustainable floating community based on Adeyemi's designs. Image via NLE Architecture.

Like the heroine Hushpuppy in the Oscar-nominated "Beasts of the Southern Wild," a Nigerian architect is building a sustainable floating school to ensure that children's education endures global warming. Read more →

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Thai School Embodies Sustainable Buddhist Philosophies

Image via Panyaden School

A Buddhist school in northern Thailand, echoing its tropical setting, embraces the interconnectedness of nature by incorporating natural or recycled materials in nearly every aspect of its design. Read more →

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Every Roof Tells A Story At Tokyo School

Image via Kengo Kuma and Associates

Architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates addressed a Tokyo school's multiple solar needs by essentially putting 12 different roofs on the same building. Read more →

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Friends School, Solar Power Get Chummy

Sandy Spring Friends School

The Sandy Spring Friends School in Maryland is showing its earth-friendliness with a grid-tied solar power system checking in at nearly half a megawatt. Read more →

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Solar Incentives Lure In More Arizona Schools

image via Scottsdale Unified School District

Schools in Scottsdale, Ariz., are getting 5.5 megawatts of solar power thanks in part to a utility program that can offset installation costs by 40 percent. Read more →

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School Solar Deal Was Just Too Good To Refuse

Wm. S Hart SD solar

The Hart School District in California is getting solar power on nine schools, with no upfront cost and stable rates for 20 years. Plus: parking lot shade. Read more →

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5 Green Fundraising Ideas For Schools And Nonprofits

image via Terracycle

Sick of tubs of cookie dough and the team sweatshirts you never wear? Go green for your school or nonprofit's next fundraiser. This photo gallery shows you how. Read more →

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Solar Saves, And Teaches, In Nevada Schools

Via Nevada State Office of Energy

Fifty-eight schools in Nevada will save money on their energy bills with solar installations, thanks to the 2009 federal stimulus, the state says. Read more →

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Solar Program Offers Grants To Aussie Schools

Solar Panels

The National Solar School Program is being cut short, but an installer is reminding schools that grant opportunities are still available. Read more →

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