The Refinishing Touch Blog

We were digging through some past articles about 'Going Green,' when we stumbled upon one that really caught our attention in The New York Times back in July, called "Green, Greener, Greenest." The article focused on how colleges and universities can't resist be noted for a 'best' ranking. We believe going green on college campuses creates an opportunity to both the students and administration of the school.

This year was the first year The Princton Review included a new category; the "green rating" in its annual guide for colleges. The ranking was generated by points gained from such things as renewable power sources, energy-efficient buildings, and "environmentally preferable food." It was noted that now some schools have even begun creating sustainability-related degrees.

An interesting statistic that came from a Princeton Review survey of 10,300 college applicants said that 63 percent of applicants' decisions could be influenced by a college's commitment to the environment.

Some colleges with the top ratings were Arizona State, Bates, Binghamton University, the College if the Atlantic, Harvard, Emory, Georgia Institute of Technology, Yale and the Universities of New Hampshire, Oregon and Washington.

Now with this 'Going Green' campaign growing enormously day-by-day, colleges will be striving to be the 'top green campus.' We at the Refinishing Touch have helped many colleges in their effort to go green by refinishing existing pieces of dorm furniture which is turn saves the environment and cuts costs at the college. We plan to help many more colleges and universities in the future and will help them achieve the ranking of 'Greenest' college which they desire.