Berkshire School - Sustainability

Sustainability

• In 2011, Berkshire finished construction on an eight acre solar field, the first of its kind in western Massachusetts.
• In 2009, student conservation efforts were recognized with a grant from DoSomething.org's Increase Your Green Competition.
• In 2008, Berkshire won the Green Cup Challenge.
• In 2008, Berkshire placed first in the "Innovative and Experimental Solutions" category of the National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming Competition.
• In 2006, the National Wildlife Federation granted the school Campus Ecology Recognition in Environmental Literacy and Management Systems.
• In 2005, the National Wildlife Federation granted the school Campus Ecology Recognition for its Waste Reduction Efforts.
• First secondary school in the nation to receive the Energy Star Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for its dormitories.
• NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) recognized Berkshire for its Climate Action Plan.