The Greening of Higher Education Facilities and Operations:
A Race to Sustainability
Faculty Senate Green Campus Task Force
March 7, 2006
Executive Summary.
Colleges and universities are suddenly racing to green their campuses.
Within the last few years,...
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The Greening of Higher Education Facilities and Operations:
A Race to Sustainability
Faculty Senate Green Campus Task Force
March 7, 2006
Executive Summary.
Colleges and universities are suddenly racing to green their campuses.
Within the last few years, green buildings and renewable energy sources are sprouting on college
campuses across the country.
Campus administrators are using them to grab media attention and
promote their schools as “sustainability leaders” to attract students and funding.
LEED certification has become the standard for green building.
The Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ was developed by the U.
S.
Green Building Council, composed of building industry leaders dedicated to environmentally
sound and sustainable buildings.
Twenty-one states (including Maryland but not Virginia) are
considering initiatives, or already have policies, to require or encourage LEED certification for
new public buildings.
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