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Billingsley, Christina – Sustainable Endowments Institute (NJ1), 2011
The $3 million Live Green Revolving Loan Fund (LGRLF) at Iowa State University (ISU) was launched in 2008. The LGRLF is unique in its decentralized implementation structure which allows each department and building to reap the benefits of their own efficiency measures and gives individual departments the incentive to propose resource-saving…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Energy Conservation, Case Studies, Sustainability
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Pecen, Recayi; Humston, Jill L.; Yildiz, Faruk – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2012
The Math-Science-Engineering Technology in Iowa on Applied Renewable Energy Areas (MSETI-AREA) projects are aimed at providing area school teachers with an applied mathematics and science curriculum package based on photovoltaic (PV) power, wind power, human power and hydrogen fuel-cell fundamentals. The MSETI-AREA project has established a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Engineering, Technological Literacy, Job Skills
Putman, Andrea; Philips, Michael – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2006
Growing numbers of colleges and universities are making the leap to renewable energy. Some are not only saving money--they're making money on their renewable energy purchases. This guide, written by two energy consultants, walks readers through the process of evaluating the various technologies, ownership options, relationships with utilities, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Conservation
Gerlovich, Jack A. – 1978
This document reports on the Iowa Department of Public Instruction plan to integrate energy education into elementary and secondary programs. This plan includes the development of energy conservation activity packets. The packets contain a variety of interdisciplinary activities, accompanying worksheets, visuals, and annotated children and teacher…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy
Tacke, Diane L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2006
In recent years, colleges and universities have begun efforts to reduce their energy costs, an initiative that can not only save an institution money, but also strengthen relationships across campus. Board leadership has been central to this endeavor in setting goals, prioritizing projects, and financing those projects. Using her experiences with…
Descriptors: Costs, Energy, Energy Management, Energy Conservation