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August 25 - Now ON-DEMAND! Learn how to incorporate green building and design into your school project, and how sustainable measures improve the health and environment for everyone involved! See the Full Agenda below Join Green Building Journal Editor-in-Chief Jenica Egan for this half day online event that began with a 50 minute open panel discussion on the topic of Green & Sustainable Schools. Following the panel, speakers focused on topics within green building and education such as daylighting, costs and benefits of green construction, operations and facility management. With our online event center, all of the presentations and information are available on-demand and year-round! 5 attendees received a copy of Sustainable School Architecture: Design for Elementary and Secondary Schools by Lisa Gelfand with Eric Corey Freed - An $80 value. [Get yours Here ]
Event Agenda You can preview the details for each sessions by clicking on the title. Times listed below are represented in US Pacific Daylight Savings time
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Green & Sustainable Schools are an important part of the future of education. We need to focus on creating a healthier, better learning environment for students of all ages. Green schools cost less to operate, and with the lifespan of an average school reaching 35 years, this results in significant savings that can be invested back into necessary resources. Green schools take advantage of acoustics and daylighting to create a more comfortable environment for students to learn. These measures, along with a focus on indoor environmental quality, provide healthy environments that reduce sick days and minimize student exposure to toxic chemicals. If planned accordingly, these sustainable schools can also serve as learning opportunities concerning environmental design.