News Briefs: August 26th, 2008

UC-Irvine's "Shut the Sash" Campaign Counts Inches to Save Energy
An innovative, three-pronged fume hood campaign saves UC-Irvine over 80,000 lbs of CO2 and $13,000 every quarter.

College of the Atlantic Aims for the Triple Bottom Line
A new undergraduate business program at COA aims to generate profit while also supporting the environment and society. 

HESA Act Signed into Law: What Does It Mean for Climate Action on Campus?
This is the first authorized bill in 18 years which provides funding for environmental and sustainability work at higher education institutions.

Closer Look:
Chasing Clean Fuel in The Lab

Jonathan Meuser is one of hundreds of scientists trying to identify strains of algae that could sequester carbon and produce hydrogen for fuel.

Upcoming Events

Oct 3-7
Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities [Conference]

Oct 18-21
Green Community Colleges: Sustainable Campuses and Programs, NCWE [Conference]

Oct 22
Campus Sustainability Day 6.0 [National Event and Webcast]

Nov 5-7
Regeneration Planning Beyond Sustainability--Southern Regional Conference

Nov 9-11
Working Together for Sustainability--On Campus and Beyond, AASHE [Conference and Tradeshow]

Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education

A breaking study by NWF and Princeton Survey Research Associates International reviews trends and new developments in environmental performance and sustainability at 1068 institutions. Campus Environment 2008 recognizes colleges and universities for exemplary efforts and awards academic letter grades (A through D) for collective performance on environmental literacy, energy, water, transportation, landscaping, waste reduction and more.

With 27 percent (more than one quarter) of U.S. colleges (presidents, administrators, and facilities managers) responding, the 2008 survey is the nation's largest study to date created to gauge trends and new developments in campus sustainability.

Resources and Opportunities

OpenEco Provides Free Tools to Assess and Track Energy Performance

Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards Accepting 2008 Entries

NCCER and VA Tech Offer Green Training for the Construction Industry

Re-Construct Competition Seeks Sustainable Materials and Building Practices

American Institute of Architects Launches GreenStep Webisodes

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