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Welcome!  Each month, Your Campus Green Builder will inform you about the latest green building resources, news, and events in the Higher Education Community.  We thank you for your participation and encourage your input . -Advancing Green Building Team at Second Nature

Spotlight on Resources_______________________________________

Trying to adapt being 'green' to the 21st century?  Learn how to reinvent sustainability for modern times on your campus.  Read about the green history of Hampton University.

Is your HBCU campus involved in green building?  Second Nature Program Manager Ashka Naik writes about her experience at Thurgood Marshall's Member University Professional Institute, where she connects with leaders from under-represented HBCUs around the country.   

How energy efficient is your state?  Learn more about how the State Energy Efficiency (SEE) Action Network is helping the nation achieve cost-effective energy efficiency by the year 2020. 

Want to learn more about energy resources and technologies in sustainable development?  Use the Sustainable Energy & Environmental Network (SEEnet) for the latest updates on energy and environment information.

Advancing Green Building Blog______________________________

"UNCF's 1st Building Green Learning Institute", a joint effort by UNCF and Second Nature in organizing regional learning institutes for networking and information-sharing among minority-serving institutions (MSIs).
Update 1
Spelman College

Spelman College is one of the first Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) to build a LEED® Silver Certified residential facility on its campus.
Under-Resourced Colleges receive Green Building Grant

BuildGreen and Second Nature to bring Green Design to Under-resourced Colleges and Universities.

AACC Convention         (4/17, WA)

UNCF Building Green Learning Institute                       (5/6-5/8, MN)

Campus Green Builder is a web portal to green building information and a one-stop online resource on campus green buildings. It is free and accessible to all higher education institutions.

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