Industry News
I2SL’s Go Beyond Awards Call for Nominations
The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) is now accepting nominations for its new addition to the Labs21 Annual Conference: The Go Beyond Awards. In partnership with R&D Magazine, I2SL is offering awards that honor individuals, projects, and organizations that champion the principles of Labs21 and go beyond requirements to become more sustainable. For more information on the awards program, including how to submit a nomination, please visit www.i2sl.org/conference/awards.htm. To be considered, all nominations must be received by June 30, 2008. Awards will be presented at the labs21 2008 Annual Conference.PGMS Seeks Top School Grounds for Green Star Awards
The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) is looking to honor the nation’s top elementary school, high school, and university grounds maintenance programs with its Green Star Awards. The Green Star Awards program complements other national landscape award programs that recognize outstanding landscape design and construction by saluting the grounds superintendent and staff responsible for maintaining a well-manicured landscape year round.
The deadline for entries is Friday, August 1, 2008.
Further information on the awards, including an official entry form, qualifications, a full explanation of categories, and a list of past award winners, is available online at http://www.pgms.org/greenstars
Lessons from ASHRAE Roundtable on High-Performing Buildings Shared in Video
Lessons learned in sustainable design can now been seen via a free online video at www.ashrae.org/roundtable. The video is a recording of a special roundtable, High-Performance Buildings: Lessons from the Leaders, originally presented at ASHRAE’s 2008 Winter Meeting.
The panelists discuss owner motivations, technical challenges, design choices and trade-offs, costs for these projects, and share perspectives about whether the expectations set early in the design process have been met once the buildings are occupied.
The panelists include representatives of New York’s best-known owner/developer firms. along with the engineering designers who bring their projects to reality. Their projects include some of the most sustainable buildings in New York City, such as 4 Times Square, the Chrysler Center, One Bryant Park and the New York Times Headquarters.
Study Shows School Cleanliness Affects Learning
A recent national study of college students determined there is a correlation between the cleanliness of a school’s facilities and students’ academic achievement. Entitled Cleanliness and Learning in Higher Education, the study was based around the five levels of clean identified in APPA’s Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities. More information.The final report is available free to APPA members and for $30 for nonmembers through the APPA bookstore
Reducing Greenhouse Gases & Achieving Climate Neutrality
On June 18 APPA produced a webinar on the topic of sustainability, presented by Walter Simpson and sponsored by Haley&Aldrich.
Miss it or want to watch it again? View a recording of the webinar and download a PDF of the presentation here.
Facilities Performance Indicators (FPI) Report Available for Purchase
Features include: Participant Summary Reports, Dashboards, Detailed Reports.
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The Green Campus: Meeting the Challenge of Environmental Sustainability
New Publication for Sale
Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide for Colleges and Universities, second edition
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