This month's Green Mom's Carnival topic is Back to School/Green Schools. So, I explore energy efficient and environmentally friendly building practices used to build certified green schools in the DC region on both Puddle Jumping in DC and on my DC Green Living Examiner page.
Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population spends 6 hours of every day in a school building. As the summer rapidly comes to a close, millions of students are preparing to go back to school. Some of those students will attend schools with environmentally-friendly features that reduce energy costs to the school district, reduce the pollution and carbon footprint of the schools, and improve learning environments for the kids.
Continue reading "Green living 101: What is a green school?" at Examiner.com ยป
