Energy

HVAC, lighting, daylighting, indoor air quality and other factors impacting an educational facility's energy consumption.

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Connecticut allocates $150 million in grants for upgrading HVAC in schools

Sept. 15, 2022
The funding will supplement $165 million that schools in the state have committed for air quality improvements since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
U.S. Department of Energy
Renew America's Schools

24 school districts get federal grants for energy improvements

July 10, 2023
The Department of Energy has awarded $178 million in the first round of funding for the Renew America's Schools grant program.
Google
Burlington Vt High

More than 90 school districts in Vermont sue over chemical contamination

July 6, 2023
They want Monsanto to cover the costs of removing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from their school buildings.
Dunwoody College of Technology
Dunwoody

Minneapolis college is carrying out $10 million facility upgrade

July 3, 2023
The project at Dunwoody College of Technology will replace and restore windows at the main campus building.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University's residential building at 55 H. St. NW in Washington, D.C.

Inside: Sustainability

July 3, 2023
LEED platinum for Georgetown residence hallGeorgetown University says its residential building at 55 H St. NW in downtown Washington, D.C., has received LEED Platinum certification...

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System upgrades in Connecticut, Indiana and Tennessee.
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University of California system agrees to acquire wind energy from New Mexico

June 7, 2023
The university system will receive electricity via a 550-mile transmission line from the SunZia Wind project in New Mexico.
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Lehigh University is adding a 20-acre solar farm in Bethlehem, Pa.

April 14, 2023
The project is designed to supply 100% of the electricity needs of the Goodman campus, which is home to the university’s athletic facilities.
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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...