Links+to+Associations+for+Green+Campuses

The links below provide useful information from the associations responsible for providing information about college green campuses.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education ([|AASHE]) is helping to create a brighter future of opportunity for all by advancing sustainability in higher education (good for students, faculty, and administrators). - Students check [|here] for the AASHE's Resources for Students.

The [|National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology] has a 20-year history of working with colleges and universities through its Campus Ecology program to improve their overall green educational programming and onsite sustainability. - Site offers resources for campus ecology. Click [|here] to learn more - Site offers the "Greener Campus Webinar Series". Click [|here] to learn more ... - Site lists case studies of schools with their latests initiatives on campus sustainability efforts. Click [|here] for more ...

The [|CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS] is offered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) provides information on how to design, construct, and operate educational establishments. Good publications about LEED certification in Higher Education in the US. - Site offers good power presentations with data about US based institutions. Good visual resources for building energy efficiency. Click [|here] to learn more ... - Good web training addressing specific steps and strategies that can be put in place by educators, parents and staff to green existing school facilities. Click here for[| more] ...

The [|Campus Conservation National]s is a nationwide resource use reduction competition that challenges college and university campuses to achieve the greatest electricity and water use reductions during a 3-week period.

The [|Alliance to Save Energy] (ASE) is a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide through research, education and advocacy. - Check[| here] for the 2012 Green Campus Energy Efficiency Summit, a program run by ASE, conducted and attended primarily by college students. You could check their presentations to get ideas generated by students.

The [|Green Report Card] is an interactive provides in-debth sustainability profiles for hundreds of colleges in all 50 US states and in Canada. The Report Card is designed to identify colleges and universities that are leading by example in their commitment to sustainability. The aim is to provide accessible information for schools to learn from one another's experiences, enabling them to establish more effective sustainability policies.

The //Report Card// also serves as a tool for high school students in selecting a college and for college students in improving sustainability on their campus. - Check [|here] their page for student ideas. - Check [|here] for their general resources.

The [|Center for Sustainable Excellence] (CSE) is a global Sustainability strategic advisory and training organization with offices in Chicago, Brussels and Athens. - Check [|here] this centers activities in Greece to see implementation of programs in different agencies