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

Moses says the new challenge-grant requirements for higher education represent a natural “next step” in addressing environmental issues more broadly. In 2003, Kresge announced its original Green Building Initiative, a grantmaking effort that encouraged nonprofit organizations to build environmentally responsible facilities by funding the additional costs associated with constructing or renovating a green building. The initiative, which is being retired at the end of this month, succeeded in raising awareness in the nonprofit sector, in the design and construction professions, and in the physical communities where the projects were located.