The ”Building Greener Schools” campaign is announcing its winners – Find out which of the participating schools will benefit of the green renovation project!”

 

24 October , 2012, Council Room of Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest

 

 

The Ministry of Education, Research, Youth & Sport represented by State Secretary Mr. Stelian Victor Fedorca, will participate at the press conference organized for announcing the winners of the national campaign “Building Greener Schools” The contest was launched to take action to renovate and construct Romania's kindergartens, schools and universities toward better environmental and energy performance..

 

The campaign included seven initiatives organized by students and their teachers from kindergarten through high school that emphasized the importance of taking better care of the environment and build awareness about the importance of the school facilities themselves to improving health, reducing absenteeism, achieving better learning outcomes, and reducing maintenance and energy costs for the nation’s school system.

 

Green School contest

 

All schools in Romania interested in expanding their efforts to change the design, construction and operation of education facilities with the objective of engaging children's learning experiences were invited to participate in a contest to win a substantial prize package to green their school. The contest has been organized in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth & Sport.  To be eligible to win, schools in Romania had to conceive, upload, and conduct a “green project or event” on September 29, 2012.  In addition to describing the intended project or event within www.MyGreenApple.org, applicants had to indicate a brief statement for supporting a green renovation project by the school principal, local school administration official, and by the mayor of the city (if possible).

 

The prize of the contest consists in the implementation of the renovation process as described in the letter provided by the school in correlation with the evaluation report prepared by the partner companies leading the green building revolution in Romania. The campaign partners offer effective solutions to dramatically improve health and learning ability of our schools occupants as well as the energy efficiency and environmental responsibility associated with the construction and renovation process. The prize package includes planning and design services, project management, ecological building materials and coatings, sustainable landscaping, and energy efficient and green energy technology.

 

“We were pleased to have such an enthusiastic response from the Ministry of Education, teachers, parents and students to support this initiative.     It is clear that in addition to the many important considerations contributing to a quality education, the condition of the facilities where we study matter greatly.” says Cristina Siu, Leader of the RoGBC’s “Construieste Scoli Verzi” Campaign.

 

The contest was held in coordination with the “Green Apple International Day of Service”; an awareness building initiative created by the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools supported by the World Green Building Council and implemented locally by the Romania Green Building Council.

 

Event agenda:

 

11:30pm | Registration of participants

 

12:00pm - 12:10pm | Introduction Speech

Cristina Şiu, Romania Green Building Council

 

12:10pm - 12:20pm | Introduction Speech

Stelian Victor Fedorca, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Research, Youth & Sport

 

12:20pm - 12:30pm | Presentation of the projects submitted

Cristina Şiu, Romania Green Building Council

 

12:30pm - 12:50pm | Green renovation – Successful solutions and techniques

Cristian Popescu, COFELY Building Services & Maintenance

 

12:50pm - 13:00pm | Presentation of the winning project

Stelian Victor Fedorca, Secretar de Stat, Minsiterul Educaţiei, Cercetării, Tineretului și Sportului

 

12:50pm - 13:00pm | Presentation of the green solutions and techniques offered by the campaign partners

 

13:00pm - 13:15pm | Questions and answers session

 

Location:  Council Room  (1st floor) of Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, Academiei St. No. 18-20. Map and directions available HERE.

 

Please confirm your participation, using the contacts below:

 

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Organizer:

Romania Green Building Council (www.RoGBC.org) is a non-profit, non-political association encouraging the market, educational, and legislative conditions necessary to promote high performance construction that is both sustainable and profitable. The RoGBC is accredited as an "Established Member" of the World Green Building Council (www.WorldGBC.org)