News on Green Schools

Gen7 Green School Founder Builds First Prefab Winery and Central Valley's ...
Green Building Pro
... the manufacturer of Gen7, an affordable line of high performance classrooms designed to meet and exceed the CHPS and LEED criteria for green schools. ...

 

NYC Green Schools » Blog Archive » CITY COUNCIL HEARING ABOUT DOE ...
By admin
The City Council is having a public hearing next Tuesday, February 8th, on DOE school food policies. This is an important opportunity for parents to voice their concerns about the food in our schools and make suggestions for how it can ...
NYC Green Schools - http://www.nycgreenschools.org/

 

Green your school: Win $5K | MNN - Mother Nature Network
By Jenn Savedge
HP and DoSomething.org want you to green your school, and they're giving away laptops and cash to help you do it.
Lighter Footstep - http://www.mnn.com/blogs

 

Green Schools - Part 2 | Green Living Tips and Ideas
By admin
Going green in our schools can help the environment, improve the health and happiness of our teachers and students, and teach our kids valuable lessons about sustainability.
Green Living Tips and Ideas - http://www.getgreenliving.com/

 

Green Schools in Washington, DC
The Alliance to Save Energy has launched a full-scale Green Schools Program known locally as "The Saving Energy in DC Schools Program (SEDS).
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School Facilities - Energy Improvement Grant
2010 Energy Operational Costs Savings Improvement Grants ... grant funding for energy operational cost saving improvement projects in K-12 public schools. ...
www.k12.wa.us/schfacilities/Programs/.../default.aspx

 

WSTA Lucky 13 Radio - Energy Savings for Schools
Good News for some of our schools. a 6.9 million dollar federal grant will help 11 schools with energy efficient lighting, and water saving systems that ...
www.wsta.com/index.php?option=com...id...

 

Consumers Energy grant accelerates energy savings at St. Robert ...
View full sizeCourtesy | St. Robert School St. Robert School Campus is saving between 25 and 30% in monthly lighting costs with help from Consumers Energy. ...
www.mlive.com/...ssf/.../consumers_energy_grant_acceler.htm...

 

Rocklin Unified looks into energy-saving program - Rocklin
Some schools had significant energy cost savings. At Rocklin High School, for the three months in 2009, the school's energy bill was at $176479 and dropped ...
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Zero carbon school cantract awarded « The Energy Saving Company blog
By admin
Once finished, the development, called Crouch Hill Community Park, will house Ashmount Primary School and Bowlers Nursery, as well as a community energy centre and a youth centre. Heat and power will be generated from a biomass boiler ...
The Energy Saving Company blog - http://blog.theenergysavingcompany.com/

 

Lawmakers To Consider School Energy Proposal - News Story - KTVZ Bend
Smith said the weatherization concept is about more than just creating jobs or saving on energy costs. He said the bill would bring cleaner air and more light into schools, creating a healthier learning environment for students and ...
KTVZ.com - Local Headlines - http://www.ktvz.com/news/25068891/detail.html

 

Value Energy Solutions Awarded Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofit ...
The Value Energy Solutions team thoroughly reviewed the existing lighting and the School District's energy saving goals. Value Energy Solutions recommended retrofitting the existing - 40 watt T-12 lamps burning at 45 watts with more ...
SBWire - Latest Press Releases - http://www.sbwire.com/

 

Medical School mends its ways | Harvard Gazette
Harvard Medical School has just kicked off its five-year, $20 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and expects to start realizing savings as soon as the spring.
Harvard Gazette - http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/

 

Ore. lawmakers to consider school energy proposal
The Columbian
Critics have questioned whether the energy savings would justify the upfront cost.

 

Rocklin Unified looks into energy-saving program
Rocklin Placer Herald
Some schools had significant energy cost savings. At Rocklin High School, for the three months in 2009, the school's energy bill was at $176479 and dropped ...

 

Value Energy Solutions Awarded Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofit Project at ...
PR-USA.net (press release)
The Value Energy Solutions team thoroughly reviewed the existing lighting and the School District's energy saving goals. Value Energy Solutions recommended ...

 

Solar panels on school roof?
NorthJersey.com
The ESIP allows the school board to use energy savings obligations to pay for the capital costs of energy improvements and to pay for the annual costs of ...

 

Watseka: High school window project eyed
Kankakee Daily Journal
The school board has set aside $250000 from the district's qualified zone academy bond to match a potential $250000 energy efficiency grant, ...

 

Kalispell district outlines money-saving ideas
Daily Inter Lake
But the district already has energy-saving measures in place, Schottle said. Creating grade-specific elementary schools could have some personnel savings, ...

 

Obama Unveils Building Efficiency Plan
EarthTechling
The White House said the entire initiative would result in $40 billion in annual savings on energy bills, “money that can be put to better use hiring more ...

 

$3.2 million in upgrades coming to D95 schools
Riverside Brookfield Landmark
An energy performance contract is a method of financing where savings resulting from improved energy efficiency pay the cost of making the improvements over ...

 

Senate bill will cut school district electric bills by 20 percent
Abilene Reporter-News
Humphrey said the district often recoups the cost of the installed system in energy savings the first year it is used. The district has implemented a system ...