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Edition 71

Educating Future Generations

Green Building in Schools and Universities

A look at schools and universities as places where sustainable design, healthier learning environments and environmental education can shape the habits of future generations.

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Why this edition matters

A question with consequences.

Educational buildings teach through more than their curriculum. Daylight, clean air, energy systems, gardens and visible performance data can turn a campus into a daily lesson in stewardship, health and responsible innovation.

Inside GTR 71

A complete conversation, in one focused edition.

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The role of schools and universities in sustainability

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Greening education through sustainable design

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Five actions for educating future generations

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Discovery Elementary School: a net-zero living laboratory

Cover story

Shaping Young Minds in Green Spaces

Schools can become living laboratories for sustainability.

Case study Discovery Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia

Ideas become useful when they meet a real place, a real challenge and the people shaping what comes next.

GTR reflection · Shareable thought

A green school is more than an efficient building; it is a living lesson in stewardship.
Green Thinking Review, Edition 71

How to cite

Reference this edition.

Green Thinking Review. “Educating Future Generations: Green Building in Schools and Universities.” GTR 71, 10 November 2024. https://www.greenthinking.sheltagroup.com/issues/green-building-education

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