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Transform buildings and infrastructure​

ËÄÉ«AV rating systems help higher education institutions enhance campus sustainability and offer dynamic learning and engagement opportunities for students, faculty and other campus stakeholders.

• LEED: Higher education institutions and campuses can use the LEED rating system to create healthier and more resilient infrastructure and learning spaces, achieve lower operational costs, and develop a culture of campus sustainability. LEED offers a pathway for campuses to go green, and enrich the campus environment for students, faculty and staff.
• : TRUE is a comprehensive roadmap to zero waste, and part of that roadmap includes educating individuals on the core concepts of materials management: from reduction to reuse, recycling to compost, and beyond. The TRUE rating system can act as a set of stepping stones for action that campuses and individuals can follow to drive their facility or campus towards better processes and systems that promote more responsible resource use and materials management.
• : SITES leverages the potential of land design, development, and maintenance to decarbonize campuses, build for resilience, create sustainable land use policies, and boost biodiversity in local ecosystems. Benefits include stormwater management, carbon sequestration, drought resistance, lowered maintenance costs, and shared spaces where nature and humans can flourish.

Green campuses reduce the environmental impact of buildings and grounds, positively affect health and prepare students to be global sustainability citizens. Need support implementing sustainability on your campus? .

• Campus Implementation Workbook: The workbook helps you create a green existing buildings program, implement the LEED for Building Operations and Maintenance rating system at the campus and building level, and establish a culture of performance.
• LEED Campus: °Õ³ó±ðÌýguidance document supports higher education campuses by providing a more efficient and streamlined certification process for multiple LEED projects on campus.
• Higher education sector guidance: provide more information about how LEED can be successfully applied to higher education projects, as well as links to more resources and project examples.
• ËÄÉ«AV campus case studies: The project directories for LEED, , and showcase innovative green building, sustainable landscape, and zero waste projects being pursued at higher education institutions globally.
• USGBC membership: Join our member network of post-secondary institutions to help drive the green building movement, connect with other organizations in our community, and receive member-only opportunities and discounts.

Integrate sustainability into curriculum and classroom

Integrating sustainability across the curriculum prepares students to be global citizens and champions in addressing climate change.

• Higher education curricular toolkits: Enhance courses with a curricular toolkit, which includes curated resources to teach students about sustainability concepts.
• ËÄÉ«AV rating systems: Our rating systems and related resources can be used as curriculum supplements or as templates for creating semester-long courses and syllabi.
  • LEED credit library
  • SITES v2 Reference Guide and four-week study plan
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• Education courses: USGBC’s education platform has over 1,000 courses to help you and your students learn about green building, sustainable landscapes, and zero waste.
• Campus subscription A membership and education opportunity only available to higher education institutions, the campus subscription provides gold-level membership and unlimited access to USGBC’s education subscription for staff, faculty and students at participating post-secondary campuses.
• Exam Prep-Take-Teach for teachers: ´¡²ÔÌýexam prep training program, available exclusively to teachers and educational support staff, prepares participants to earn their LEED Green Associate credential with a curriculum that can be delivered in their own classrooms to support student exam preparation.
• LEED Lab: LEED Lab is a multidisciplinary project-based learning course in which students work with campus and facility staff to pursue LEED O+M certification for an existing building. Students gain valuable experience working on a LEED project and are prepared to take the LEED AP O+M credential exam following program participation.
• Partner: Join as a and receive a complimentary SITES v2 Reference Guide for the institution’s library.