Green Schools Challenge Press Conference this Tuesday at Ben Franklin

Green Schools Challenge Press Conference
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - Earth Day
Benjamin Franklin High School 2:00 pm
2001 Leon C. Simon Drive New Orleans, LA 70122

Please join the Louisiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council in honoring the statewide winners of the inaugural 2013-2014 Louisiana Green Schools Challenge. Emily Riordan, USGBC Center for Green Schools, and James Garvey, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) will announce the Green Schools Challenge winners at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels.  

The 2013-2014 Louisiana Green Schools Challenge’s mission is to educate schools across the state about the benefits of green building and environmental stewardship by participation in hands-on real world projects. The Green Schools Challenge seeks to empower teachers and students by giving them the resources to make healthier and more productive classrooms. Through this program, school buildings become living teaching tools, where kids gain first-hand experience in issues of sustainability. In only its first year in Louisiana, forty Louisiana schools signed up for the Challenge, exceeding all expectations.  

Prizes are sponsored by Entergy. USGBC Louisiana will also announce the 2014 Green Ribbon Recipient School, which will be highlighted throughout its Greaux Green event season and during Greenbuild 2014, October 22-24, 2014, in New Orleans.

For more information please contact USGBC LA Chapter Coordinator Jolie Lemoine 504-330-1292 (Jolie@usgbclouisiana.org)  

The United States Green Building Council Louisiana Chapter (USGBC Louisiana) is a 501 (c)(3) organization, whose mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, to be more energy efficient and cost effective. We create healthier places to live, work, and learn through education, advocacy, and community outreach.