Green Schools Summit 2010: Session Descriptions

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Daylight Retro-fitting for Existing Schools-
Paul Hutton (1 GBCI CE hr)
The average age of school buildings in the United States is 42 years. These existing buildings need to be retrofitted for daylighting in order to reduce energy consumption and improve educational outcomes.

The Road to a Green School District: 10 Stops Along the Way-
Emily Knupp (1 GBCI CE hr)
Green Schools provide healthy learning environments that save energy, resources, and money. This session will identify 10 strategies for accelerating sustainability innitiatives while driving down costs.

Beyond Design and Construction: Greening Your Schools Through Sustainable O+M-
Josh Radoff (1 GBCI CE hr)
An interactive, engaging session on low/no cost, easy to implement, measureable strategies that address waste management, energy and water savings, healthy food, indoor environmental quality, healthy materials, and procurement policies.

20 Ways Creative Design Can Make Your Students Smarter-
Rebecca Spears, Ken Field (1 GBCI CE hr)
This program will examine 20 creative building features that teach students the environmental impacts of their schools while developing stewards of our earth's resources and helping them learn outside a traditional classroom.

Composting with Kids: Importance of Reconnecting with our Soil- Lindsay Smith, John-Paul Maxfield (1 GBCI CE hr)
JP will give an overview of composting, including what it is, benefits, impact, and more. Lindsay will then explain how to implement at a school, create buy in, and educate staff and students.

Green Schools Legislation for Colorado: A roundtable discussion with policymakers, practitioners and advocates (1 GBCI CE hr)
Andy Kerr, Representative, House District 26; Patti Mason, Director of Advocacy, U.S. Green Building Council Colorado; Nichole Goodman, Policy Director, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado; Conor Merrigan, Commercial Program Manager, Governor's Energy Office

This interactive discussion will examine potential policy options for greening Colorado’s school buildings. Help achieve the vision of Colorado’s green schools movement while learning about the legislative process.