Green Building Council Names St. Petersburg College "Outstanding Business''

The U.S Green Building Council's Florida Gulf Coast Chapter recently named St. Petersburg College the "Outstanding Business of the Year." The college was recognized for its initiatives to make the campus a more sustainable environment.

Some of those initiatives include two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certifications by the U.S Green Building Council, a Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainability Management degree program, a newly installed solar energy system and various other projects in the planning stages, including a natural habitat park that implements an Energy Star purchasing policy and native plant policy.

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