California Schools See Potential of Synthetic Lawn In Building Green

California school construction is going green, and it recently got a look at how today’s best artificial turfs can help school districts meet eco-goals and also have safe, green and environmentally friendly landscaping year-round.

That’s no small chore; the Los Angeles Unified School District alone expects to build a school a month on average over the next two years.

NewGrass® synthetic grass (www.newgrass.com) was among exhibitors at the recent Green California Schools Summit and Exposition in Anaheim, Calif.

The event brought together school officials and contractors responsible for implementing green building initiatives with businesses that have the products and services they need to get the job done.

Participating exhibitors ranged from traditional and recognized companies, such as Trane, the air-conditioning and heating company, to companies with newer paths to a green building, such as NewGrass, represented by NewGrass Landscape & Design (www.newgrasslandscape.com).

“We got a great response from the visitors and from the other exhibitors,” said Larry Reno, California District Manager for NewGrass Landscape & Design.

“People liked it. They liked that we are lead-safe and don’t use crumb rubber infill. They’d heard about these issues and were wondering about them.”

“In addition to the green initiative and the environmental issues of new construction, they are looking at anything that’s going to save them money in the long run,” Reno said. “NewGrass® is a natural for meeting that challenge wherever they need grass.”

And the money is there for that work. When California voters passed Proposition 1D, they allocated $100 million dollars to help fund the design and construction of energy efficient, healthy school facilities for the California public school system.

“We expect to be a part of the solution of helping California build healthy, sustainable schools,” Reno said.