• Question: Our school is a green school and we are trying to get our 7th green flag for Global Citizenship Energy this year. We were wondering if you have any tips to help us save energy for our school?

    Asked by Scientistintraining48 to Emma, Karla, Shane, Stephen, Yang on 13 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by 989enek48, Nerd48.
    • Photo: Emma Hanley

      Emma Hanley answered on 13 Nov 2017:

      Firstly, congratulations on trying to get your 7th green flag. I guess you could first try to use a Carbon Calculator to find out how much greenhouse gas emissions the school is responsible for and then using different energy saving tips like turning off electronics and lights when not in use and car sharing if possible calculate how much emissions can be saved by reducing the energy consumption.

    • Photo: Stephen Rhatigan

      Stephen Rhatigan answered on 15 Nov 2017:

      I work more on the research side rather than applications but here are a few ideas:
      – motion sensors for lights so they turn off automatically when the room is empty.
      – switch to energy efficient bulbs (probably done that already).
      – installation of solar panels. I’m sure your school has a huge roof and it might reduce the water heating bill. You could organize events to raise the money.
      – set up a bike scheme.
      – set up a re-usable cup/bottle scheme (maybe with the school emblem). Every student gets one and provide water fountains to refill.
      – the disappearance of insects, especially bees, is a worrying trend. Maybe your school has an area that they can let overgrow and develop into an insect sanctuary. This would benefit other wildlife as well.

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