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"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a total of $441,860 in grants to fund projects in New Jersey and New York that protect people’s health and the environment by preventing pollution. CBK is awarded a portion of the region's budget to continue their work in the supermarket sector.

"On Friday, March 23rd, 2012, The Monuments Conservancy will present its 22nd Annual Symposium at the Time & Life Building, Rockefeller Center, 1271 Avenue of the Americas (at 50th Street), Henry Luce Room (second floor), from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm.

The afternoon session will be devoted to The High School for Preservation Arts Program at the Williamsburg (NY) High School of Architecture and Design, the first of its kind in the United States. Designed by curriculum specialists at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Building Knowledge, the program combines academics with a hands-on approach, training students in the preservation arts and professions such as stone carving, stained glass, woodworking, conservation, architecture, city planning, and engineering.  

Food service at RPS is a living lesson in sustainability and conservation.  The new Dining Commons has been open since the begining of the school year at Rutgers Prep and everything is recycled, composted, or best of all, eaten.  The students can see the difference as they enjoy the great food and the zero-landfill efforts in the new building.  

Christine Bruncati, Director of the Center for Building Knowledge, provided green building expertise to members of the Housing and Community Development Network of NJ at their annual meeting in Trenton on June 15.