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Bellingham approves $46M spending plan for sidewalks, pedestrian crossings	Over the next two decades the city will strive to build 14 miles of new sidewalks at an estimated cost of $46 million, according to a new plan. City Council has approved a plan that will guide future spending on pedestrian crossings and sidewalks. The plan is the city's first that…	2012-08-13
Input needed on campus cycling facilities		2012-08-07
WWU 18th on EPA list of green energy purchasers		2012-08-06
Remodeled Miller Hall at WWU gets gold LEED certification	The renovated historic Miller Hall at Western Washington University has been awarded gold LEED status by the U.S. Green Building Council. The $51.5 million renovation project, funded by the state Legislature, incorporated a number of sustainable features, including a “green roof” over a…	2012-07-30
Western's Miller Hall renovation awarded LEED gold certification	The renovation of historic Miller Hall at Western Washington University was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Miller Hall was awarded gold certification. LEED certifications range from basic to the Silver, Gold, and Platinum rankings.	2012-07-30
Miller Hall gains gold LEED certification		2012-07-27
College Quest students perform WWU waste audit		2012-07-20
Chemical-free For A Change	The industry has all but embraced a certain level of green, and now, many facilities are going the extra step and completely eliminating harmful chemicals from their janitorial carts and closets. One university has made the pledge to their faculty, staff, students…	2012-07-16
Chemical-free For A Change	Sustainability has exploded. What was once an idealistic notion has spawned countless products and pieces of equipment and launched new facets of nearly every industry. But, the industry that has seen the most innovation and change…	2012-07-12
What can you do to reduce waste at Western?		2012-07-09

Bellingham approves $46M spending plan for sidewalks, pedestrian crossings

Over the next two decades the city will strive to build 14 miles of new sidewalks at an estimated cost of $46 million, according to a new plan.

City Council has approved a plan that will guide future spending on pedestrian crossings and sidewalks. The plan is the city's first that…

2012-08-13

Input needed on campus cycling facilities

2012-08-07

WWU 18th on EPA list of green energy purchasers

2012-08-06

Remodeled Miller Hall at WWU gets gold LEED certification

The renovated historic Miller Hall at Western Washington University has been awarded gold LEED status by the U.S. Green Building Council.
The $51.5 million renovation project, funded by the state Legislature, incorporated a number of sustainable features, including a “green roof” over a…

2012-07-30

Western's Miller Hall renovation awarded LEED gold certification

The renovation of historic Miller Hall at Western Washington University was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

Miller Hall was awarded gold certification. LEED certifications range from basic to the Silver, Gold, and Platinum rankings.

2012-07-30

Miller Hall gains gold LEED certification

2012-07-27

College Quest students perform WWU waste audit

2012-07-20

Chemical-free For A Change

The industry has all but embraced a certain level of green, and now, many facilities are going the extra step and completely eliminating harmful chemicals from their janitorial carts and closets.

One university has made the pledge to their faculty, staff, students…

2012-07-16

Chemical-free For A Change

Sustainability has exploded.

What was once an idealistic notion has spawned countless products and pieces of equipment and launched new facets of nearly every industry.

But, the industry that has seen the most innovation and change…

2012-07-12

What can you do to reduce waste at Western?

2012-07-09