Green Schools: Long on Promise, Short on Delivery
Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 12:06pm
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Houston Independent School District took a big step in 2007 toward becoming environmentally friendly by designing two new schools to meet a coveted "green" standard set by a private-builders' group.
The nation's seventh-largest school district added features such as automated light sensors and a heat-reflecting roof, in hopes of minimizing energy use.
But the schools are not operating as promised.
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