Colorado Green Schools Initiative
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October 26 2012
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Colorado Green Schools Initiative
The USGBC Colorado Chapter is working with a diverse group of stakeholders at the state and local level, including architects and engineers, teachers and principals, educators and energy officials. Our goal is to Green Colorado’s Schools Within a Generation.
The Green School Advocacy Campaign will continue to identify key partners, provide information to support legislation in the upcoming General Assembly regarding capital funds for green school projects, and continue to develop and support local District Councils to work at the local level.
The Opportunity
The financial benefits of building green appear quickly and last for the life of the school in the form of energy savings, and decreased human resource costs related to staff turnover and employee absenteeism. Fossil Ridge High School, a LEED Certified school in Fort Collins, saves $100,000 a year – enough to hire two new teachers, buy 150 new computers, or purchase 5,000 new textbooks.
- Green schools lead to improved student health, test scores, and faculty retention;
- Green schools have better lighting, temperature control, improvedventilation and indoor air quality which contribute to reduced asthma, colds, flu, and absenteeism; and
- Green schools reduce the dangerous air pollutants that cause respiratory disease and contribute to premature morbidity and mortality.
Contact information for the Green Schools Leadership Team:
Margaret Pauls- Chair
Cathy Bellem - Co-Chair
Peggy Kinsey- Past Chair
Annette Stelmack- Founding Chair
Dan LeBlanc- Education
Mark Brazee- Newsletter
Monthly commitee meetings:
When: 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:30AM- 9:30AM
Where: SlaterPaull Architecture, 1331 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202
(303) 607-0977
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