The Healthy Green Schools & Colleges standard provides a framework facility managers can take to improve the sustainability and IAQ on their campuses.
3 Cost-Effective Ways to Improve School Indoor Air Quality This Winter
Cosumnes River Community College on Improving Facilities with the HGSC Self-Assessment
Tell us about your college. Cosumnes River Community College occupies and maintains one million square feet of space. We’ve started taking baby steps toward a more sustainable program. When I started here four years ago, I slowly started putting things in place, but really hadn’t gotten it rolling all that well. Then, the pandemic occurred
Funding Opportunity: DOE’s New “Renew America’s Schools” Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a new funding opportunity for K-12 public schools to upgrade infrastructure in their facilities, including for energy and HVAC improvements.
Salt Lake City School District on Creating a Comprehensive Green Cleaning Program
The Salt Lake City School District’s Assistant Director of Facility Services, Ricky Martinez shares why improving sustainability and air quality is important to him and how the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program is helping his department improve school facilities.
Tool Helps Assess School Facilities Management Strategies
The Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program helps facility leaders identify low-cost measures that can make a significant difference in indoor air quality and overall sustainability in the spaces they care for. Taking the free self-assessment is the first step. Here’s what early participants had to say about it.
Three Simple Ways to Improve School Indoor Air Quality
Improving indoor air quality in schools is not an all-or-nothing proposition. These are a few measures that can dramatically improve school indoor air quality without requiring a full infrastructure overhaul.
The University of Georgia on Creating More Sustainable School Facilities
The University of Georgia’s Director of Services, Facilities Maintenance Department, Todd Kerzie explains how his department is using the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges program to improve sustainability and air quality in UGA facilities.
All About the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Self-Assessment Tool
The Healthy Green Schools & Colleges self-assessment is a free tool available for school and university facility professionals to use to objectively assess their campus’ indoor environmental health and sustainability performance.
The University of Georgia Hosts The Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Summer Summit
The 2022 Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Summer Summit took place at the University of Georgia and created an opportunity for school facility directors and manufacturers to come together, share insights, and learn from one another.
Announcing a National Pilot Standard for Healthier School Facilities
The first-of-its-kind standard was designed in partnership with the K-12 and university facility directors on the Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Steering Committee and with input from early adopters, stakeholders, and the public. It is designed to be implemented district-wide or university-wide to ensure an organization-level commitment to standard operating procedures, resource distribution, and facility maintenance that supports the health of all students and staff, as well as the environment.
