NCSE Community College Handbook for Sustainability Education and Operations

This handbook is a practical resource for sustainability education and operations, developed specifically for 2-year colleges. These reports are useful for faculty, administrators, staff, and students, providing examples of real sustainability strategies and initiatives that have been implemented at community colleges across the U.S. These projects can be replicated as is or customized by any […]

April 29, 2019

Higher Education Curricular Toolkits

These resources and activities are intended to prepare higher education students for 21st century careers in green building and sustainability industries by integrating sustainability across the curriculum. Faculty are provided with access to resources and processes, organized to aid in teaching about sustainable topics. Toolkits are available on a variety of topics, including green building, […]

Building Performance Institute (BPI) Job Board

For those students who have already earned a BPI certification, this website provides a list of available jobs across the country in the green building sector.

Webinar: Students as Bridges Between Disciplines and Across Campus for Sustainability

Students can often help to facilitate communication between disciplines and across campus because students engaged in sustainability projects generally collaborate outside their major. This 2019 webinar will help educators and college staff to recognize how students can serve as bridges across disciplines to advance sustainability, learn how student projects and internships are used at colleges […]

Webinar & Study: Global Energy Systems based on 100% Renewable Energy

This study shows a transition to 100% clean, renewable energies is highly realistic – even today, with the technologies currently available. Christian Breyer, Professor of Solar Economy at LUT University, Finland, and Hans-Josef Fell, President of the Energy Watch Group, present their latest joint publication, the study on Global Energy Systems based on 100% Renewable […]

August 21, 2019

Report: Energy Efficiency Workforce Grows to Over 2.3 Million

Energy Efficiency Jobs in America 2019 shows the continued growth trajectory of energy efficiency. Now representing a workforce of more than 2.3 million Americans, efficiency has more jobs than any other energy sector. The report explores job distribution beyond the top ten states in detail.

September 27, 2019

College Success Story Highlights

Mesalands Community College Capitalizes on Wind Resource Wind Energy is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College is training well-qualified technicians to help meet the need for an estimated 170,000 new positions in the industry by 2030. The Wind Energy Technology program provides […]

March 12, 2020

Article: Renewable Energy Could Power the World by 2050

Written by the “Climate News Network,” this article provides a synopsis of 47 peer-reviewed research papers by 91 different authors that agree that renewable energy can meet the world’s energy needs by the middle of this century.  Not only is it possible to power the world through wind, solar, and water, but this article also […]

March 15, 2020

The Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center

For Automation Systems (BAS) Specialists as well as High Performance Building Operations Professionals (HPBOP). Expand your HVAC program, connect this to a business degree, or create a stand alone program. Demand for these workers outstrips the supply. They can help you be part of its national network of community and technical colleges interested in improving […]

May 21, 2020

The Center for Green Schools Curriculum Toolkits

The Center for Green Schools has multiple free curricular toolkits in green building design, operation, and construction, zero waste, and green careers to help students move into the high job growth area of green building design and construction.