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When the provincial government decided all new school buildings must meet the LEED Gold standard in 2008, the motive was making B.C. the province with the first carbon-neutral government in Canada, with the added benefit of saving school districts some energy costs.
But new avenues of research into the effects of school buildings on human health and productivity are producing evidence that the government’s move towards greener schools could be producing healthier, more productive and more environmentally aware students. Click here to continue reading
