Kresge Announces New Higher Green Building Standards for Challenge-grant Applicants in Higher Education

In addition to its recent partnering with Second Nature (to assist under-resourced institutions with green building) the Kresge Foundation will require, beginning June 2010, that any "proposals for facilities-capital grants from colleges and universities that plan to use the funding for building projects – new construction, renovations, and expansions" meet minimum LEED Silver standards.

“The Kresge Foundation is very concerned about the long-term impact of global climate change and deeply committed to environmental conservation, which is one of our nine core values,” says Education Program Director William F.L. Moses. “We believe it is important that the nation’s colleges and universities, which have been among the leaders in building green facilities, attain high environmental standards in their building projects.”

Read the article here:
http://kresge.org/index.php/news/article/kresge_announces_new_higher_green_building_standards_for_challenge-grant_ap

And also, visit the Campus Sustainability Home Page:
www.campussustainability.info