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Flynn, Emily – Sustainable Endowments Institute (NJ1), 2012
With buildings consuming almost half (49 percent) of all energy used in the United States, and three quarters of all electricity, there is a compelling need for investment in energy efficiency upgrades. These energy saving improvements "represent a significant opportunity to save money, reduce climate impact and generate jobs," according…
Descriptors: Climate, Cost Effectiveness, Colleges, Foreign Countries
Weisbord, Dano – Sustainable Endowments Institute (NJ1), 2012
Developing return-oriented green revolving funds (GRFs) is a rapidly growing trend at colleges and universities. A green revolving fund (GRF) is a special account designated for investment in on-campus projects that improve energy efficiency or decrease material use. GRFs invest in a variety of cost-saving initiatives, resulting in significant…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Energy Conservation, Expertise, Sustainability
Balek, Bill – American School & University, 2012
Green cleaning plays a significant and supportive role in helping education institutions meet their sustainability goals. However, identifying cleaning products, supplies and equipment that truly are environmentally preferable can be daunting. The marketplace is inundated with products and services purporting to be "green" or environmentally…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Sustainability, School Safety, Hazardous Materials
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O'Leary, D. A.; Shattuck, J.; Kubby, J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
An undergraduate introductory science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) class can be a jarring disappointment to new students expecting to work with cutting-edge, real-world technology. Their cell phones are often more technically advanced and real-world than the tools used in a class lab. Not surprisingly, many complain that the STEM labs…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Energy Conservation
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Brown, Mike – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2015
One of the strategies being advocated in response to climate change is the need to transition to a low carbon economy. Current projections show that within this transition, new jobs will be created, some eliminated and most others subjected to change. This article reports findings from interviews with a selection of twenty participants who are…
Descriptors: Climate, Conservation (Environment), Interviews, Attitude Measures
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Caird, Sally; Lane, Andy; Swithenby, Ed; Roy, Robin; Potter, Stephen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2015
Purpose: This research aims to examine the main findings of the SusTEACH study of the carbon-based environmental impacts of 30 higher education (HE) courses in 15 UK institutions, based on an analysis of the likely energy consumption and carbon emissions of a range of face-to-face, distance, online and information and communication technology…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
Iowa Department of Education, 2015
The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges, will annually provide the State Board of Education with The Workforce Training and Economic Development (WTED) Fund Annual Progress Report. Administration and oversight responsibility for the fund was transferred from the Iowa Economic Development Authority to the Iowa Department of…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Annual Reports, Community Colleges
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MacGarry, Ann – School Science Review, 2014
The article outlines a couple of the most recent resources developed by the Centre for Alternative Technology for teaching about energy. The key elements are providing sound information on all the significant sources and inspiring pupils to make their own decisions about energy futures based on evidence. Our experience is that engaging pupils in…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Education, Teaching Methods, Decision Making
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Fien, John; Winfree, Tomi – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
The construction industry is contributing to the sustainability agenda through numerous strategies to improve energy efficiency in the design, materials, and operating conditions of buildings. However, this is only one driver of change in the construction sector. This article, which takes Australia as a case study, shows that many other drivers…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Energy Management, Energy Conservation, Power Technology
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Goyal, Ela; Gupta, Mahendra – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
Educational institutions have a vital role to play shaping the future of our environment. Education provides opportunities for students to become environmentally conscious citizens besides being educated. In this study, an attempt has been made to study the perception of management students and teachers in the city of Mumbai, India, to determine…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Ranieri, Antonio, Ed. – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2013
This report provides an analysis of the labour market impacts of EU policy interventions designed to support the transition to a job-rich, low-carbon economy. The approach taken is innovative as it combines quantitative (econometric modelling) and qualitative (case study) methods to investigate the expected impact of sustainable energy policies on…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Intervention
Paul, Utpal Kumar – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Since the days Internet traffic proliferated, measurement, monitoring and analysis of network traffic have been critical to not only the basic understanding of large networks, but also to seek improvements in resource management, traffic engineering and security. At the current times traffic in wireless local and wide area networks are facing…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Telecommunications, Information Networks, Handheld Devices
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Ambusaidi, Abdullah; Boyes, Edward; Stanisstreet, Martin; Taylor, Neil – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
A 44-item questionnaire was employed to determine pre-service teachers' beliefs about how useful various specific actions might be in helping to reduce global warming, their willingness to undertake these same actions, and the extent to which these two might be related. The instrument was administered to pre-service science teachers (n = 104) at…
Descriptors: Climate, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Role Models
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Bodzin, Alec – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
This study investigated urban eighth-grade students' knowledge of energy resources and associated issues including energy acquisition, energy generation, storage and transport, and energy consumption and conservation. A 39 multiple-choice-item energy resources knowledge assessment was completed by 1043 eighth-grade students in urban schools in two…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Energy, Urban Schools, Energy Conservation
Krueger, Glenn – School Business Affairs, 2012
Reducing school district energy expenditures has become a universal goal. However, school board members, superintendents, and directors of buildings and grounds are often unaware of the many options available to conserve energy. School energy conservation used to be relatively simple: turn off the lights and turn down the heat in the winter and…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Climate Control, Energy Conservation, Lighting
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