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The Great Outdoors

Feb. 2, 2024
Transforming unused outdoor campus space into places of experiential learning.
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Brown University explores geothermal energy

Dec. 1, 2023
Test wells are being installed on the Providence, Rhode Island, campus to determine if a geothermal system is feasible.
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Baltimore County (Maryland) district begins construction of $70.6 million net-zero-energy elementary school

Nov. 21, 2023
Deer Park Elementary in Owings Mills is being designed to produce as much energy as it uses.
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Yale Divinity School plans to build net-positive-energy residence hall

Sept. 11, 2023
The "Living Village" will provide living space for 51 students when it opens in August 2025
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Toledo (Ohio) school district is building an electric vehicle center

Sept. 11, 2023
The $5.7 million facility will offer students classes on design and maintenance of electric vehicles.

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Western Washington University
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Science and engineering facility at Western Washington University aims to be net zero energy building

May 7, 2023
A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled later this month on the Bellngham campus for Kaiser Borsali Hall.
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Stony Brook University will anchor Climate Exchange campus in New York City

May 1, 2023
The 400,000-square-foot campus on Governor's Island will be dedicated to researching and developing solutions to the global climate crisis.
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Broward County (Fla.) district acquires 60 electric school buses

April 28, 2023
The school system received a state grant of $14.8 million to buy the zero-emission vehicles.
Lehigh University
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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.