Kresge Announces New Higher Green Building Standards for Challenge-grant Applicants in Higher Education

Kresge is giving one-year advance notice to colleges and universities to allow them sufficient preparation time to meet the new, higher green-building standards. The decision complements broader national trends in the environment and education that are emerging from the Obama Administration.

“The Kresge Foundation is very concerned about the long-term impact of global climate change and deeply committed to environmental conservation, which is one of our nine core values,” says Education Program Director William F.L. Moses. “We believe it is important that the nation’s colleges and universities, which have been among the leaders in building green facilities, attain high environmental standards in their building projects.”