What It Takes to Build a Lower-Waste School Cafeteria
Key Takeaways: U.S. schools waste an estimated 530,000 tons of food annually, costing about $1.7 billion, per the…
November 11Latest in: Sustainability
Can Bamboo Help Cool Overheated Schoolyards?
Key Takeaways: Bamboo planters in South London recorded a 7-degree temperature drop in shade vs. full sun, proving…
October 27
School Spotlight: Brooklyn Students May Gain a New Climate Learning Campus
Key Takeaways: Runway Green is developing a climate-focused K-12 campus at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field on a 60-year…
October 27
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Every day, over 50 million K–12 students walk into schools across the United States. Within these walls, they develop academic, social, and behavioral skills that will shape the rest of…
May 21
From Asphalt to Outdoor Learning: Where Schoolyard Greening Starts
Key Takeaways: Schoolyard greening converts hardscape into flexible outdoor learning spaces using modular planters, native plants and vertical…
October 6
What Yale’s Science Hill Geothermal Project Shows About Campus Decarbonization
Key Takeaways: Yale completed a 263-borehole geothermal field under Science Hill, reaching 850 feet into bedrock to serve…
October 6
How SUNY Is Using Thermal Networks to Reduce Campus Emissions
Key Takeaways: SUNY has achieved a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over three decades through electrification, geothermal…
September 15
Maplewood Middle School: A New Model for Educational Environments
Key Takeaways: Maplewood Middle School (Menasha, WI, 2025) is the largest net zero middle school in the U.S.,…
July 10
How Outdoor Learning Supports Student Engagement and Well-Being
Key Takeaways: Outdoor learning boosts student engagement, behavior and well-being by providing flexible, nature-based spaces during the school…
May 21
How Newburgh Is Transforming Schools Through Clean Energy Investments
Key Takeaways: Newburgh Enlarged City School District received more than $10 million from the New York Clean Green…
May 12
Inside Virginia Tech’s All-Electric Academic Building
Key Takeaways: Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One features an all-electric design with solar-integrated facade panels for optimized energy…
May 12