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The U.S. Green Building Council – North Carolina Chapter and Cree
Light Up The NC Zoo for Green Apple Day of ServiceLocal Organizations Work with Students to Celebrate The Importance of Better Learning Environments through Sustainable Schools
ASHEBORO, N.C., November 10, 2015—In honor of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Center for Green Schools’ Green Apple Day of Service, the USGBC North Carolina Chapter and LED innovator, Cree, Inc. upgraded the multipurpose room at the North Carolina Zoo with high-quality and energy-efficient Cree® LED lighting today. During an interactive day of service, local officials joined USGBC NC, Cree and students involved in the Zoo’s Asheboro High School Science Program to install the new Cree lighting and learn how high-performance LED technology supports better, more energy-efficient learning environments.
“Where we learn matters. Green building improvements like better lighting can enhance the learning environment for our students and save energy. Green Apple Day of Service demonstrates our support of North Carolina’s students, educators and administrators by helping them achieve brighter spaces for education,” states Emily Scofield, Executive Director of USGBC NC.
Now in its fourth year, the Green Apple Day of Service aims to improve school environments through service projects, education, community events and more – uniting and encouraging advocates from around the world to take action in their communities through service projects at local schools.
Through the Day of Service, students, teachers, parents, elected officials, organizations, and companies have the opportunity to transform all schools into healthy, safe, cost-efficient and productive learning places. Locally, the USGBC NC’s vast network of champions will demonstrate the strength and breadth of our movement, leaving a meaningful and lasting local impact on our world’s schools. More than a dozen Green Apple Day projects are planned in North Carolina for 2015.
Many of today’s schools are beset by a host of challenges that impact lighting, indoor air quality and ventilation; all of which can impact our children’s ability to learn. These challenges may also compromise our children’s health and wellness, causing everything from asthma to headaches and concentration issues.
High-quality Cree LED lighting provides exceptional clarity and consistent full-spectrum illumination, making schools a brighter place to learn, teach and work – all while helping reduce energy costs. Thanks to long lifespans, Cree LED lighting also frees up facility personnel, limiting classroom disruptions to replace short-lived fixtures, while providing better, more consistent illumination.
“The Green Apple Day of Service is helping transform schools into sustainable and healthy places to live, learn, work and play while educating a new generation of consumers and leaders capable of driving global market transformation,” continued Scofield. “With the new Cree® LED lighting, students and all users of the NC Zoo multi-purpose room can experience first-hand the difference that better lighting can have on creating brighter learning environments.”
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About the US Green Building Council, North Carolina Chapter
The mission of USGBC NC is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life. For more information about our K-12 and college initiatives, visit us at www.usgbcnc.org and contact Sarah Montgomery, Education & Advocacy Manager at Smontgomery@usgbcnc.org.About the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council
The Center for Green Schools at USGBC is making sure every student has the opportunity to attend a green school within this generation. From kindergarten to college and beyond, the Center works directly with staff, teachers, faculty, students, administrators, elected officials and communities to drive the transformation of all schools into sustainable places to live and learn, work and play. For more information, visit centerforgreenschools.org or find us on Twitter and Facebook.About the Green Apple Day of Service
The Green Apple Day of Service is an annual event that brings volunteers from around the world together to host local service projects that make schools healthier and more sustainable. Taking place on the last Saturday in September of each year, the Green Apple Day of Service presents an opportunity for students, teachers, parents, elected officials, organizations, companies and more to take action in their communities and demonstrate that where we learn matters. For more information and to start a Day of Service project, visit mygreenapple.org/dayofservice.About the North Carolina Zoo
The North Carolina Zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Weather pending, the Zoo is open 364 days a year, closed on Christmas, offering 500 acres of exhibits with special events year round. Please visit www.nczoo.org for more information.
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