The Princeton Review and USGBC released the fifth annual edition of the unique, free guidebook saluting the nation's most environmentally responsible green colleges.
Energy conservation presents a compelling and rich opportunity for K-12 schools. Historically, energy expenses in schools have been treated as relatively fixed and inevitable, flowing steadily in the background as administrators concentrated on urgent needs and programmatic priorities.
There is growing awareness, however, that a focus on energy use in schools yields an array of important rewards in concert with educational excellence and a healthful learning environment.
And there is new interest in behavior-based initiatives through which faculty, staff and students can be significant players in changing a school's energy profile.
This report examines five public schools that have reduced their electricity use by an astonishing 20 to 37 percent through successful behavior-based strategies. These exemplar schools vary in their attributes and are spread across the United States, but their programs are linked and defined by shared elements and strategies. They have achieved these remarkable results while maintaining a strong commitment to a healthy and optimal learning environment in support of their central educational mission. Their successful experiences are reviewed in the following pages, and the strategies they have employed are synthesized into a "how-to" toolkit for schools everywhere.
The potential benefits of engaging faculty, staff and students in energy conservation initiatives are broad and substantial. The range includes significant cost savings, reduced environmental impact and expanded opportunities for student learning and leadership, in addition to positive effects extending beyond the immediate school community. These benefits are detailed in this report along with additional resources that clarify the case for energy conservation in K-12 schools.
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List of New England colleges and universities.
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
University of Connecticut
Wesleyan University
Yale University
MAINE
Bates College
Bowdoin College
Colby College
College of the Atlantic
Unity College
University of Maine
University of Maine at Farmington
MASSACHISETTS
Babson College
Bentley University
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Clark University
College of the Holy Cross
Endicott College
Framingham State College
Harvard College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mount Holyoke College
Northeastern University
Smith College
Stonehill CollegeSuffolk University
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts - Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Wellesley College
Williams College
Worcester State University
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dartmouth College
Keene State College
Southern New Hampshire University
University of New Hampshire
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University
Roger Williams University
University of Rhode Island
VERMONT
Bennington College
Champlain College
Green Mountain College
Middlebury College
Saint Michael's College
University of Vermont