We’ve covered how more schools are constructing and renovating LEED® certified building projects to create a more sustainable environment for students and staff. But is your school ready to join the movement for greener schools? The US Green Building Council, a non-profit that created LEED certification, has an informative new website called Build Green Schools that tells you about the benefits of going green through content, slideshows and videos. It also talks about the LEED for Schools rating system, one of the 7 project-specific rating systems through which buildings can get LEED certified.

Besides all that, you can read about other schools that are going green and getting LEED certified under the LEED for Schools rating system. BuildGreenSchools.org even has a Google Maps application that shows you where you can find schools that have gone green with LEED all over the country. It’s definitely an interesting website for schools looking to attain LEED certification or go green in their own way, especially if they’re not exactly sure where to start. Either way, there’s no denying that LEED’s popularity has reached an all-time high, so the site is certainly worth a look.

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