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    Jonathan Hillyer
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    Designing for a Greener Future

    April 13, 2023
    To continue to reduce their carbon footprints and meet their climate commitments, schools and universities should pay greater attention to the embodied carbon in their facilities...
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    Planned building at Chico State University aims for net-zero energy

    Feb. 7, 2023
    The $98 million College of Behavioral and Social Sciences building is set to open in 2024.
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    Putting the Healthy in HVAC

    Feb. 3, 2023
    A new report from two environmental groups calls for schools to install all-electric high-performance HVAC systems.
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    Bethel, Conn., high school will upgrade its HVAC system

    Jan. 30, 2023
    Voters earlier this month approved a $4.18 million plan to improve the HVAC system at Bethel High School.
    University of Pittsburgh
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    University of Pittsburgh begins construction on 20-megawatt solar farm

    Nov. 11, 2022
    The installation is being built on 68 acres and will have about 55,000 solar panels.

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    Boston school district looks to electrify bus fleet by 2030

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    The district will add 20 electric buses in 2022-23 with a goal of replacing all diesel buses by the end of the decade.
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    Marshall (Minn.) district wants to install solar panels at 5 schools

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    The panels could save the district more than $750,000 in electricity costs over the next 30 years.