Cleanlink News February 4 2010
Understanding the USGBC Green Campus Campaign
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According to a recent announcement, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) wants to see
college campuses across the nation adopt a more complete sustainability
model within the next generation.
If the USGBC gets its wish, gone will be the days of one or two
LEED certified buildings on America's college campuses. Instead, all of
our nation's college campuses will adopt a more complete sustainability
model within one generation. The USGBC has launched the Green Campus
Campaign to help make this goal a reality.
Green college campus buildings can reduce the school's
overall operating costs, increase the value of the green buildings, and
increase both college employee and student productivity levels. Green
buildings are also healthier - not just for the environment but for the
inhabitants.
The USGBC wants
college administrators to know that greening their buildings isn't
cost-prohibitive and will lead to millions in savings over the
building's lifetime from energy and water use reduction. As
sustainability is becoming more important to today's youth, they will
likely look at a school's environmental record when making a decision
about where to attend college. The USGBC's Green Campus Campaign will
help college institutions meet the increased demand for a sustainable
focus.
To help promote the Green Campus Campaign, the
U.S. Green Building Council is asking sustainability-minded college
students to form a USGBC Student Group. These groups are made up of
students that are interested in green building and design, not just
those that are majoring in a related degree program.
For more information on the program, visit the USGBC's Green Campus Campaign Web site: www.usgbc.org/campus.
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