Green schools

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:27:00 -0800

Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits http://www.resourcesaver.com/ewebeditpro/items/O59F10148.pdf by Gregory Kats was recently released (date on the report is October 2006). Sponsors of the report include the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green Building Council.

An interesting study -- however a caveat has been posted on the Society of Building Science Educators list: the study uses LEED credits to indicate a level of "green" that may not be substantiated with actual tests. [It is generally acknowledged that estimates of energy use prior to building often do not pan out in practice.]

A previous report by Gregory Kats dated December 2005 is on a similar topic: National Review of Green Schools: Costs, Benefits, and Implications for Massachusetts. http://www.cap-e.com/ewebeditpro/items/O59F7707.pdf

Environmental policy news

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:11:39 -0800

If you are looking for news on energy and environmental policy, one of the Libraries subscription databases covers just that: Greenwire. It can be found in the Libraries list of databases http://www.library.unlv.edu/search/databases/index.html#G

Greenwire describes itself thusly:
"With an average of more than 20 stories a day, Greenwire covers the complete spectrum, from electricity industry restructuring to Clean Air Act litigation to public lands management."

Thanks to the Libraries' Government Publications specialist Sidney Lowe for alerting me to this valuable resource. (Some of you may remember Sidney from her days in the Architecture Studies Library!)