Green Schools Summit Resources

"The synergy was palpable, the passion evident, the knowledge and resources flowing freely and networks connecting!"

- Annette Stelmack, USGBC Colorado founder and Immediate Past Chair of the Green Schools Initiative

Green Schools Case Studies

Research performed by students in sustainable building courses at Colorado State University; case studies designed by Krisit Barnes, KB Photography & Design.

2010:

Green Schools Panel Discussion (Strife, Carroll, Reeve, Faes)

20 Ways Creative Design Can Make Your Students Smarter (Rebecca Spears and Ken Field, RB+B Architecture)

Best of BEST (Ted Hughes, Colorado Department of Education)

Daylight Retro-Fitting for Existing Schools (Paul Hutton, Hutton Architecture Studio)

GEO K-12 Update (Joel Asrael, GEO)

Making Power Purchase Agreements Work for Your School (Thomas MacDonnell and Keith Molholm, Jeffco Schools & Jim Faes, Denver Public Schools with Scott Morrissey, Greenprint Denver)

A Tale of Two Schools (Stu Reeves, Poudre School District & Jim Faes, Denver Public School District)

Composting With Kids: Importance of Reconnecting Kids with our Soil (Lindsay Smith & John-Paul Maxfield, Waste Farmers)

Educating for Sustainability: Denver Green School (Mimi Diaz & Craig Harrer, Denver Green School)

Road to a Green School: 10 Stops Along the Way (Emily Knupp, USGBC)

USGBC Resources:

About the Center for Green Schools

Green Existing Schools Implementation Workbook

Green Existing Schools Project Management Guide

LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings

The Paid-From-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings Executive Summary

 

2009:

EXTRA CREDIT!
Evolving Green: Sustainable Design in the
Poudre School Disctrict

The State of Green Schools Across Colorado:
an update from the Colorado Department of Education and the Governor's Energy Office

Lunch presentation:
Building a Successful Safe Routes to Schools Program

Crossing State Lines

Green Charter Schools Design Essentials

New Directions in Energy Management

Adapting Prototype Schools to LEED: Process and Results

Buildings that Teach

Making Green Relevant: Engaging Children in Sustainability Behavior

Ultimately Sustainable: A Virtual Tour of An Optimal Learning Environment Part A; Part B

Facilities of the Future-Today!

Using Performance Contracting and Other Financing Mechanisms to Achieve Successful School Renovations and Energy Savings

Solar Technologies and Schools: A Perfect Match

 

2008:

*Green Schools and the Potential for Colorado. Brian Dunbar, CSU Institute for the Built Environment
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Schools as Learning Laboratories: Green Schools as Teaching Tools. Victor Olgyay and Erik Bonnett, Rocky Mountain Institute.

Costs and Benefits of Green Schools. Joshua Radoff, YRG Sustainability Consultants & USGBC CO Board of Directors

Poudre School District - Green High School & Elementary Schools. PSD Facility Manager Stu Reeve

Wray School District - Wind Turbine Project. Superintedent Ron Howard

New State Policies & Implementation of Green School Projects. Jeff Lyng, Governor's Energy Office

Summary of the Governor’s Energy Office K-12 Energy Programs

Summary of the Governor’s Energy Office K-12 programs

Governor’s Energy Office K-12 Interest Form

Energy Hog Education Program Announcement

Governor’s Energy Office Performance Contracting Program

House Bill 1309

Wind for Schools Maguerite Kelly, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Online Resources

Aspen Middle School

Bacon Elementary, Poudre School District, Colorado. Jon Wagner

Bethke Elementary

Chipeta Elementary

Fossil Ridge High School, Poudre School District, Colorado. Dan Hady

Freedom Elementary, Colorado Springs District 11. Joe Dartt

Greybull Elementary, Big Horn County School District #3, Wyoming. Jamie Saer

Harris Bilingual Elementary, Poudre School District, Colorado. John Evans

Kinard Junior High School, Poudre Scohol District, Colorado. Shannon Carlson

Palmer Ridge High School

Telluride Mountain School, Telluride School District, Colorado. Alex Stone

 

 

 


 

 

     

 


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