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Healthy High School PRIDE (Partnership in Research on InDoor Environments)
By. Richard L. Corsi, Ph.D., P.E., Chair and ECH Bantel Professor for Professional Practice, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin My colleagues, students, and I were selected as one of seven university...
Healthy Indoor Air in Schools: Improving Student Health and Academic Performance While Going Green
By. Michele Curreri, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Your school is green, but is it healthy? Increased sustainability and energy efficiency typically are the primary goals of schools “going green.” Schools can see an...
Improving the Air We Breathe
By. Nel Smit and John ToddReprinted with permission from Green Teacher #98, Winter 2012-2013. Learn more about Green Teacher’s non-profit magazine and books
GSNN Educator’s Toolbox: Events, Resources, Professional Development, and Grants for February
Events Education Summit: How can we build community resilience through education? How can we build community resilience through education? Join other educators and students at an Education Summit focused on this question. The Education Summit is on April 6, 2016, day...
Green Schools Conference & Expo: Early bird extended!
Early bird discount extended to Friday, Feb. 12! Join a global movement at the sixth annual Green Schools Conference & Expo. This exciting event brings together green schools thought leaders and champions, including educators, school administrators, nonprofit and...
Call for Nominations is Open for the Best of Green Schools 2016
The Green Schools National Network is excited to announce that it is partnering with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council to co-present the “Best of Green Schools 2016”! The Best of Green Schools recognizes the people, schools, campuses,...
GSNN Welcomes Bridgitte Alomes and Stefan Anderson to Board of Directors
The Green Schools National Network (GSNN) owes a great deal of its success and reach in the education community to the dedicated men and women who sit on our Board of Directors. With that, I am pleased to introduce GSNN’s two newest Board members: Stefan Anderson and...
Schools, Advocates Shine a Light on Energy Efficiency
In December 2015, delegates from nearly 200 countries gathered in Paris, France with a singular goal: to reach a resolution on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in a global effort to curb the effects of climate change. This massive meeting, otherwise known as the...
Net-Zero Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, VA Raises the Bar for Energy Efficiency
By. Cyndy Merse, GSNN Content Writer The start of a new school year is an exciting time for students, full of anticipation and promise. This statement is especially true for the K-5 students in Arlington, Virginia attending Discovery Elementary School. Not...
Medford Township Public Schools: The Path to Energy Responsibility, One District’s Journey
By. Joe Biluck, Director of Operations and Technology, Medford Township Board of Education Day in and day out, schools rely on energy to power their operations and ensure students have access to the technologies they need to succeed in the classroom. Given the...
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