GREEN SCHOOLS DO NOT COST MORE. In fact they save money!! Proper selection of design professionals and long term returns ensure that schools will make money back rather than spend extra.

GREEN SCHOOLS IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE. Students perform 18-26% better on tests and learn 15-23% faster.

GREEN SCHOOLS KEEP KIDS HEALTHY. More than half of all schools in the U.S. have sick building syndrome, green schools have better air filtration, less chemical off-gassing from furniture and builiding materials and keep students more comfortable which results in 14 million fewer missed school days per year from respiratory illness.

GREEN SCHOOLS KEEP MONEY IN THE SCHOOL!  Reductions in lighting, heating and air conditioning energy use save energy and money that adds up to $100,000 per year on average. That's two more full time teachers per school!!

Greening Colorado Schools

Welcome to the U.S. Green Building Council – Colorado Chapter's pilot green schools program webpage!  With support from the Xcel Energy Foundation, Poudre School District, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, the Denver School of Science and Technology and green schools design professionals from across the industry, the Colorado Chapter will host the first Colorado Sustainable Schools Summit.  The Summit will provide information and resources on how to use schools as stewards of the environment for administrators, teachers and students.

Sustainable Schools Summit

Date:            October 19th, 2007

Place:          Fossil Ridge High School, 5400 Ziegler Rd., Fort Collins, Co   80528

Time:           9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Cost:            FREE!  Sponsored by Xcel Energy and USGBC-Co! 

Reserve your spot or find out more by contacting Amy Jiron, amy@usgbccolorado.org or 303-229-9424. 

Schedule

9:00 - 9:30 AM             

Welcome and Introductions

9:30 - 10:30 AM          

Sustainability Forum.  A panel of sustainability experts from the federal, state and local governments and organizations will discuss available government resources for sustainable schools.

10:30 - 12:30 PM           

How to Use Your School as a Tool.  Stu Reeve, the Poudre School District Energy Manager and the designers of Fossil Ridge High School will lead a tour of the schools’ green elements, how they improve the learning environment and how teachers use them for learning.

12:30 - 1:30 PM             

Lunch and Networking

1:30 - 2:30 PM               

Creating a Sustainability Program for Your School.  Learn from teachers who have done it at their schools!

2:30 - 3:30 PM               

Colorado State University Professors Bill Timpson and Brian Dunbar will present “147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability.”

3:30 - 4:30 PM                 

“What it Means to Be Green” Student Essay Contest awards ceremony and presentation.

Green Colorado's Schools for smarter, healther and happier kids!(and teachers)