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10 16 Oct 09 Eco footprint ways towards sustainability There is a multitude of ways that you can become more sustainable. Here are some suggestions to help your school or early childhood facility reduce its impact on the environment.
Shine 17 ILLUSTRATIONS BY TONY REARDON 1. Team up and take action Set up an action team of members who want to make a difference. Include teachers, parents, gardeners, canteen managers, administration staff, school or kindergarten council and local community members. Draw up a plan for future improvements and obtain support from key parents. Develop a marketing plan to promote your achievements – make sure you have a regular column in the local newsletter and a feature on the school or kindergarten website. Invite local press to an activity that highlights your commitment to sustainability. 2. Monitor your money and your waste Join the Schools Environment Tracking System (SETS) through Carbonetix (there is an annual subscription fee). This web-based monitoring tool allows you to input your billing information, such as water, energy, waste and any land management costs, into the database to see where your money is going. It can transform these figures into tables and graphs for easy use in the classroom. Importantly, SETS allows you to track sustainability performance by highlighting discrepancies such as water leaks and inefficient electricity use. 3. Reduce greenhouse gases • Avoid using fossil fuel energy as much as possible. Monitor usage of heaters/air conditioners, electronic whiteboards and computers – if you don’t need them, turn them off. • Use sunshades to keep out the summer sun and reduce your use of air conditioning. Well-insulated walls and ceilings will also help to reduce greenhouse gases. • Increase your use of green electricity. Many schools have prepared their Federal Government National Solar Schools Proposal for $50,000 installations of photovoltaic panels as well as energy efficiency improvements. Some schools are now developing their carbon sequestration plans, planting trees as carbon sinks. Balnarring Primary School is a Electricity Usage Comparison (per day) Electricity 1200 Usage Comparison (per day) 1200 1200 1020 1020 1020 840 840 840 660 660 660 480 480 480 300 300 300 120 120 120 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Peak 2009 Peak J2009 F M A MPeak J J2008 A S O NPeak D 2007 Peak 2008 Peak 2008 Peak 2007 Peak 2007 Electricity Usage per day (KWh/day) Electricity Usage per day (KWh/day) Electricity Usage per day (KWh/day) Electricity Usage Comparison (per day) champion with the creation of an 80-tonne carbon sink through a massive revegetation program allied to green electricity use and considerable cuts in fossil fuel use. 4. Energy saving ideas • Put stickers on power points to remind people to switch off appliances when not in use. • Avoid making rooms too cold in summer or too hot in winter and set the thermostat temperature accordingly. • Stop draughts to keep warm air in. • Run your air conditioning and heating only during the times staff, students and children are actually in the building. • Install programmable thermostats that can be timed to switch on 30 minutes before work and switch off when the building is empty. • Provide external shading from direct sunlight to reduce or avoid the need for air conditioning. • Ceiling fans are cheap to run and are often all that’s needed to get to a comfortable temperature. • Even better, open a window and make use of fresh air to moderate temperature and improve air quality. 5. Let there by light Maximise natural light – it’s the most energy-efficient lighting source. Replace old, incandescent globes with energy-efficient fluorescent globes. Keep light fittings clean to maximise light output. Switch lighting off when the room is empty. • • Measure lighting levels to guard against over-lighting – use the lux meter that was sent to all Victorian government schools. • Use the TREES software to identify where you can reduce lighting. • Install programmable timers, daylight sensors or movement sensors to control outdoor and security lighting, so unoccupied areas aren’t lit without reason. Meter
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