Green Resources

• K-12 and Higher Education Resources
  

  The following resources provide information for educators, administrators, students, and parents interested in developing green building and sustainability curricula at both the K-12 and university levels; in building or renovating high performance schools and campuses; and/or in implementing sustainable practices and initatiaves at their school.

• LEED for Schools
  

  USGBC's green building rating system for the design and construction of high-performance green schools.

• LEED Reference Guides
  

  USGBC is pleased to offer full-time students and teachers a discounted rate of just $99 for the LEED Reference Guides. Normally $200, the Reference Guides are comprehensive user manuals and sustainable design guides for each of the LEED rating systems.

• The Collaborative for High Performance Schools
  

  The Collaborative for High Performance Schools can help school districts and their design teams bring better performance into the classroom.

• LEED Certification for Schools
  

  NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating for schools, colleges, and universities.

• Austin Green Building Program
  

  Austin Energy Green Building Program - America's #1 Green Building Program

• Building Green Schools Resource List
  

  The website offers helpful guidelines for starting a program. Also available through the website are free materials that include key learning concepts for green schools, an annotated bibliography of green schools instructional resources, curriculum materials, and information about ways to save energy in schools.

• Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits
  

  New report, prepared by Capital E, that documents the financial costs and benefits of green schools compared to conventional schools and demonstrates that greening school design provides an extraordinarily cost-effective way to enhance student learning, reduce health and operational costs and, ultimately, increase school quality and competitiveness.

• K-12 Resources
  

  Green building education initiatives including curriculum, green schools or other green building education programs; and professional organizations involved in specific K-12 green building education initiatives.

• Higher Education Resources
  

  Green building education initiatives including curriculum, green schools and other green building education programs; and professional organizations involved in specific higher education green building education initiatives.