A New School Building Teaches Green Ideas

Architects and others engage with city and school district officials, sit on sustainability boards, and advocate change through the American Institue of Architects.

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August 16, 2004, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Two years ago, the Argonne Child Development Center for preschoolers near Golden Gate Park became the first publicly funded school in the San Francisco Unified School District to embrace environmentally sound ideas."

Thanks to Sharon Tucker

FULL STORY: Object Lesson: A new school building that teaches green ideas

Sunday, August 15, 2004 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

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