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Higher education institutions providing leadership on sustainability

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Washington University in St. All are indications that higher education is pushing forward the boundaries of sustainability standards. More than 665 U.S. colleges and universities have publicly committed to pursue net-zero carbon emissions. The country’s largest geothermal system is at Ball State University. read more.

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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

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Photo courtesy Skanska Sustainability is a priority on this project, so to reduce our carbon emissions, we are using regionally sourced wood for the roof of the project. Sustainability components include views of the outdoors for nearly all 43 workstations, and low or no emission material maintains healthier indoor air quality.

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Award of Merit K-12 Education and Award of Merit Excellence in Sustainability: John Lewis Elementary School

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The effort to create Washington, DC’s first Net Zero Energy school was a lesson in perseverance, as the project team faced COVID-related material shortages and absenteeism, and permitting delays that shrank the original nearly two-year-long baseline schedule to just sixteen months.

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From net zero to net positive in K-12 schools

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K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.

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Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

I do not claim any particular business marketing prowess, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! Last year, Greenbuild 2015 was in Washington DC, just down the road from the first U.S. And Greenbuild is sustainable.

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The Single Best Thing You Can Do To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

This year Greenbuild is in Washington, DC from November 18 – 20. I do not claim to have any business marketing expertise, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! And Greenbuild is sustainable. I have been attending Greenbuild on and off over 12 years.

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The Single Best Thing You Can Do To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

This year Greenbuild is in Washington, DC from November 18 – 20. I do not claim to have any business marketing expertise, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! And Greenbuild is sustainable. 76 countries were represented.

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