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U.S. Green Building Council seeks to make schools greener
The U.S. Green Building Council is launching its third annual National Green Schools Campaign to promote environmental improvements in schools serving grades K-12.
The campaign is intended to increase the quality of the environment in each school while making them more energy-, water- and resource-efficient.
The USGBC has formed the Coalition for Green Schools, a collaboration of 11 educational and environmental groups, to supplement the campaign with nationwide leadership effort.
The council will also host its second Annual Congressional Advocacy Day later in September to raise Congressional awareness concerning increased sustainability in schools.
Rick Fedrizzi, president and CEO of the USGBC, "anticipate[s] that this effort will continue to attract…many groups who see this as a concrete way to care for our children's future" and better prepare them for associates or bachelors programs.
Green schools accrue average savings of $100,000 annually, and implementing sustainability in schools nationwide could "save taxpayer dollars in improved long-term operations of these facilities," Fedrizzi added.
The council reports that there are currently more than 185 LEED-certified schools and nearly 1706 more seeking this certification.
Increased efforts to create sustainable buildings is one reason why the demand for architects who graduated from associates or bachelors programs is expected to increase by 18 percent over the next seven years. 
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