Tag: school districts

EPA, Utilities Partner to Deploy Electric School Buses Nationwide

By Joe Bebon, Editor Feb 9, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Feb 9, 2023

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced a new pledge from electric utilities to support efforts to electrify the nation’s school bus fleet. Regan unveiled the pledge while visiting Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kansas, to celebrate the delivery of the state’s first all-electric school buses. He also highlighted federal […]

USGBC Report Looks at How School Facilities Are Spending Federal Relief Funding

By Facilities Management Advisor Staff Nov 15, 2022 Heating and Cooling

Updated: Nov 15, 2022

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released a new report, “School Facilities Funding in the Pandemic,” which found U.S. school districts are widely committing funding from last year’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) to upgrade or improve their air filtration and heating/cooling systems—more so than for other facility improvements. The […]