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ECO-WISE CafeThe Energy Edition

How is hydro electricity produced?

Why is it important to save energy?

How can you keep heat from leaving a

room?

Keep windows

and doors closed to keep heat

in.

What is it called when something draws a small

amount of power even when it isn’t being used?

Phantom Power

Vampire Power

True or False?It uses more energy to turn the light on and off if you’re

only gone for 5 minutes.

Turn off the light if you leave the

room. What an idea!

How can you save energy in your classroom over lunch

hour?

Which saves more energy: using a screen saver or turning off the monitor?

It’s that easy.

How does putting on an extra layer help save

energy?

Bundle up Richmond!

Keep it cozy

Now you’re more power smart!

Who we are and

What we do

Introduce new habits

Conservation Campaigns

Bundle Up Richmond

BURrrr

Turn It Off, Before you Take Off

Lights Out Lunches

Did they stick?

ECO-WISE Energy-Saving Campaigns 2015-16

2015/16 EVENT

September  

October OFFtober – Spooky Dining in the Dark

November  

December Winter Shutdown

January Energy Showdown Competition

February BURrrr - Sweater Day

March Spring Shutdown

April REaDY Summit

May  June Summer Shutdown

Coming up!

Happy Offtober!Power smart month

Where do we use Energy in Schools?

Why Conserve Energy?

Primary reasons are:

Cost In 2014 the District spent over $2million on energy bills.

Reduce Environmental ImpactGreenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and the Environment (hydro-electric projects)

What are our Conservation Targets?

2015 Targets:

• 3% Electricity Savings

• 5% Natural Gas Savings

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How Can We Save Energy?PEOPLE

Behaviour – turn off when not needed

TECHNOLOGY LED lamps, motion sensors, daylight

sensors

PROCESS Schedule

equipment to switch off when

schools are unoccupied

ECO-WISE Energy-Saving Campaigns 2014-15

Increasing participation through the year:

71% of facilities participated in 3 or more events;

Electricity Savings of around 221,282 kWh (equivalent to avoiding CO2 emissions from 14 homes in a year).

Winter Shutdown

BURrrr Lights Out Lunches

Spring Shutdown

Summer Shutdown

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When Everybody Works Together…

BURrrr SWEATER DAY

LIGHTS OUT LUNCHES

HOLIDAY SHUT-DOWNS

SUMMER SHUT DOWN

This fridge used around 400kWh over the summer holidays and cost~$40 to keep the Aunt Jemimas syrup cold!

Some Energy Saving Campaign Results

Estimated energy savings from LOL and Shutdowns: 221,282kWh (or 2% of annual electricity for participating schools)

There are more than 229 fridge-freezers in our schools!

There are more than 46 dedicated freezers in our schools!

(~40% were switched off during the Summer Shutdown saving around $3.5k).

Sweater Day – 1-2% of daily gas consumption was saved by reducing thermostat by 2oC for 8hrs.

We need YOUR feedback

Which campaigns did you like best?

Why?

What worked well?

Which campaigns did you not participate in?

Why?

What didn’t work so well?

ECO-WISE Energy-Saving Campaigns 2015-16

2015/16 EVENT

September  

October OFFtober – Spooky Dining in the Dark

November  

December Winter Shutdown

January Energy Showdown Competition

February BURrrr - Sweater Day

March Spring Shutdown

April REaDY Summit

May  June Summer Shutdown

2015-16 ECO-WISE GRANT APPLICATION FORM

Currently being updated

Grants / Competitions District Eco-Wise Grants

(coming soon)

External Grants As they are available

BC Green Games

ProD for Staff with TTOC release

Eco-Wise Stewards – series –(K-9) October 16, 2015; January 22, 2016; March 7, 2016

Energy Ambassadors Program – BC Hydro – (Gr 8-12) 19 Oct with TTOC cost and lunch provided

Transforming Learning Sessions November 27 or December 2 or 3 or 4

February 22 or 23 or 24 or 25

After School Opportunities for Staff

The "Outside" Classroom Study Group September 16, 2015; October 14, 2015; November

18, 2015; January 20, 2016; February 17, 2016; April 13, 2016

Creating an Eco-Wise School November 25, 2015

Eco-Wise Cafes & REaDY Summit

DATE TOPIC(S) LOCATION

7 October Offtober - PowerSmart Wowk

4 November

Recycling / New Containers Richmond Art Gallery

2 December

Sustainable Purchasing / Waste Reduction

Gilmore

6 January Water Awareness Woodward

3 February

Grounds Greening Garden City

6 April Sustainable Transportation General Currie

23 April11 or 12

May

Richmond Earth Day Youth SummitGREEN GALA

BOYDBOYD

Thank you for making a difference!

Emilie Ralston – SES Consulting

Nicky Arthur – Energy Specialist local 3866 energy@sd38.bc.ca

Kevin Lyseng – Science of Environmental Stewardship

local 1891 klyseng@sd38.bc.ca