Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Building Green Classrooms


Business schools are adapting many of the elements of green business to their own buildings and facilities

Green business is a hot topic in business school classrooms. Now, it seems, the classroom where those classes are being held is likely to be a little bit greener, too.

Initiatives include a $60-million business school building at the University of Illinois that has just opened and that includes such green features as photovoltaic panels on the roof, triple-paned windows, and low-maintenance plantings. Other examples are compost piles for organic waste and dual-flush toilets at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and plans for an energy-efficient upgrade to an historic structure at Thunderbird School of Global Management, just outside Phoenix.

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