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SEI Senior Research Fellows Shoshana Blank and Max Storto authored an article on green revolving funds in the October-December 2013 issue of the Planning for Higher Education Journal.
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Energy Efficiency Can Improve Health
Energy efficiency offers institutions many benefits, such as lowering utility bills, reducing carbon emissions to meet climate goals, and gaining positive media attention. However, these upgrades also have the potential for improved health benefits. Read more here.
Learn about GRFs at the AASHE 2013 Conference
The Sustainable Endowments Institute and presenters from colleges and universities with green revolving funds hosted several sessions at the AASHE 2013 Conference in Nashville on October 6-9. Panels focused on various topics including student engagement, designing and implementing a revolving fund, and investment opportunities. Read more here.
New Release: Guide to GRF Implementation and Management
Green Revolving Funds: A Guide to Implementation & Management expands on the Introductory Guide released in January to provide practical guidance for designing, implementing, and managing a green revolving fund (GRF) at a college, university, or other nonprofit institution. Beyond establishing best practices and laying out a roadmap for implementing a GRF, it features technical guidance on measuring project performance and tracking the fund, as well as more case studies and solutions to common challenges. Read more here.
SEI/AASHE Webinar on Implementation Strategies for GRFs
Originally hosted on Tuesday, April 23rd, “Implementation Strategies for Green Revolving Funds” covered valuable insights on implementing GRFs from administrators and research and consulting organizations. The webinar offered an overview of a new publication by SEI and AASHE — Green Revolving Funds: An Introductory Guide to Implementation and Management — and a road map and tips on starting and managing such funds, with examples from Agnes Scott College and the University of New Hampshire. AASHE and SEI have made a recording of this webinar and the PPT slides available to the public, available here.
World Water Day
Water efficiency projects are a natural fit for a green revolving fund (GRF) as they provide tangible environmental benefits and can have quick paybacks. Even smaller-scale projects such as installing low-flow showerheads, toilets, and faucet aerators in bathrooms or setting up water bins to collect rainwater for campus gardens can have big impacts. Schools like the University of Southern Maine, Harvard University, and Bethany College (Kansas) have already devoted some of their GRF funding to projects that conserve water.
Learn more here.
New Release: Introductory Guide to GRF Implementation and Management
Green Revolving Funds: An Introductory Guide to Implementation and Management provides practical guidance for designing, implementing, and managing a green revolving fund at a college, university, or other nonprofit institution. Responding to calls for assistance with creating GRFs from many institutions, the guide establishes best practices from interviews with presidents, facility managers, sustainability directors, and chief financial officers. The guide includes sections on designing the various components of a GRF, a 10-step road map for designing and implementing the fund, and solutions for common obstacles. Read more here.
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