November 4th, 2009 · No Comments

By Ashley Phillips
Green Right Now

Second Nature, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainability in higher education, launched the Advancing Green Building in Higher Education initiative earlier this year to help under-resourced higher education institutions with a $1.2 million grant from the Kresge Foundation.

Today, Second Nature launched the Campus Green Builder, a part of the initiative, to help all schools further their sustainability plans. The program recognizes that colleges and universities are in a unique position to influence the future, as they shape the minds of tomorrow, and also that they are large consumers of resources.  While many institutions have already formed sustainable committees, there are still many more in the initial stages.

The website, which bills itself as the first of its kind in higher education, aims to build sustainability by giving all schools equal access to funding and resources for green building.

“Whether someone wants to learn about green building grants, financing renewable energy on campus, workshops on building renovations, hiring the right green contractor, or anything else pertaining to green building in higher education, this site is the go-to place,” said Ashka Naik, Program Manager at Second Nature, in a statement.

The Campus Green Builder offers information and opportunities such as:

• Links to green building resource websites and green building experts’ directories.
• Case Studies to serve as models and learning resources.
• Announcements of green building and campus sustainability events, conferences, workshops and webinars.
• Campus Green Builder Blog for peer-to-peer networking.

The Campus Green Builder is partnering with the United Negro College Fund, the US Green Building Council, the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment and Building Green LLC.

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