Going Green

Running Head : Going Green

Going Green : Cost-Efficient Ways to Make Schools Eco-Friendly

[Student 's Full Name]

[Name of University]

Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Review of Literature 3

Definition of Green Schools ' 3

Benefits of Green Schools ' 4

Reduction of Building Costs 4

Reduction of Energy Costs 5

Reduction of Water Costs 7

Use of Environment-Friendly Products 8

Impact to the Community 9

Introduction

Concern regarding the global warming issue has been mounting . More and more projects have been established and implemented in to

address this issue . One of this is to make schools more eco-friendly . Various measures and projects have been proposed , but because of the limited budget that many academic institutions face , these projects are often put on hold . However , new projects have been introduced that could be used by schools in to be considered as a green school . This will present different methods a school can implement in to be considered a green school ' while still maintaining its operating budget . Specifically , the will be presenting methods that schools may use in to cut down energy and water consumption expenses and the usage of environmentally friendly products . It will also provide examples of schools that have utilized these projects successfully Furthermore , the will discuss how these projects and methods will affect the communities where the school is located

Review of Literature

The school is usually the first public space children identify with outside the home . It serves as a setting and a source for formal and informal learning experiences . However , approximately 55 million students go to schools whose environments are considered unhealthy , and the primary factor for many restrictions in learning to be experienced by students (Burke Grosvenor , 2003 Kats , 2006 . This has led to the creation and implementation of various schools to be converted in what is now considered as a green school

Definition of Green Schools

In to properly address the issue of how can a school become a green school , the definition of a green school must first be determined . The American Association of School Administrators (AASA ) had defined a green school as one that facilitates that creation of a healthy learning environment ' for both the students and the educators by reducing activities that would negatively impact the environment as well as the costs of operations of the academic facility . The structure of a green school is one that is maintained through the use of alternatives to chemicals that have been considered as toxic to the environment as well to the maintenance people who use them for the maintenance of the building structure and surroundings (American Association of School Administrators [AASA] , n . d Ross , Skinner Fillippino , 2002

The set of guidelines laid down for all schools to comply with in to become classified as a green school was created by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design , a voluntary national standard for developing high-performance , sustainable and eco-friendly buildings and structures (Savage , 2001

Green schools have also...