Saugeen District Secondary School - Bluewater District School Board

Rationale for Taking the Opportunity to Make Changes at S.D.S.S.:
To provide some perspective as to the importance and value of considering non-traditional energy sources, the
following figure illustrates the timing of production peaks and contribution of energy sources over time.
(Chefurka, 2007, http://www.paulchefurka.ca/WEAP/WEAP.html )
Currently, fossil fuels are the 3 most important contributors to the world energy mix, but they are all in rapid decline
by the second half of the century. Even alternative energy resources that become dominant provide a fraction of the
millions of tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) relied upon at present. The overall message that is delivered here is that
we must reduce our energy consumption through efficiency and conservation, and the following proposals show the
way.
An Autocad illustration of the school provides a visual for the placement of several of the following energy features.
(Appendix A)
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