by Jbs091708 F3 — September 19, 2008—The US Green Building Council (USGBC) recently kicked off its “Fifty for Fifty” initiative working with state lawmakers in all 50 states to promote green school buildings. The Council’s goal is for every state legislature in the nation to have its own caucus or working group of lawmakers advancing green schools for kids. Inspired by the successes of the Congressional Green Schools Caucus, the initiative will build on widespread participation in USGBC’s LEED for schools program, which has over 1,000 green schools registered across the US.
At its inauguration, the “Fifty for Fifty” Initiative provided state legislators with:
- Up-to-date information and developments in green building including trends, cost-benefit studies, and incentives offered by localities to advance and promote green building
- Networking opportunities with like-minded legislators across the country
- Opportunities for partnerships with experts in their communities, from architects to engineers to contractors
- Opportunities to present best practices and successes in regional and national forums
As the school year began, nearly 1,000 school buildings across the US had met or were seeking LEED green school certification, with applications growing at a rate of more than one per day. The total number of square feet of LEED-certified and registered school space exceeds 100 million square feet, according to new figures released by USGBC.
For more information visit the USGBC Build Green Schools Web site.
