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PRESENTATION NAME Company Name
THE OKLAHOMA GREEN SCHOOLS
PROGRAM
Better Health, Improved Learning and Saving Money
THE OKLAHOMA GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAM (OGSP) INSPIRES
STUDENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPROVING THE
ENVIRONMENT AT THEIR SCHOOL, AT HOME AND IN THEIR
COMMUNITY. SINCE 2009, OGSP HAS OFFERED STATE-WIDE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE-LEARNING AND HANDS-ON INQUIRY
BASED INVESTIGATIONS IN:
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SCHOOL SITE
WASTE & RECYCLING
WATER
OGSP ALLOWS STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR
SCHOOL AND LEADERS IN THEIR OWN EDUCATION.
WHAT IS THE OKLAHOMA GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAM?
PRESENTATION NAME Company Name
THERE ARE SIX EASY STEPS TO BECOMING
AN OKLAHOMA GREEN SCHOOL:
1. REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL
2. FORM A GREEN TEAM
3. CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN
ONE OF THE FIVE AREAS
4. REPORT FINDINGS
5. IMPLEMENT A STUDENT ACTION
PROJECT
6. APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION TO GET
YOUR OGSP FLAG
RECEIVING YOUR FLAG DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE DONE. IT
MEANS YOU HAVE STARTED.
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR YOU CAN TACKLE ANOTHER
INVESTIGATION OR ISSUE AT YOUR SCHOOL
School Energy Use
K-12 school districts in the US spend billion
annually on energy. That’s more than they spend
on computers and textbooks combined. It is the
largest expense other than personnel.
Energy is one of the few expenses a school can
reduce without sacrificing educational quality.
Schools are central to the communities they
serve and should reflect community values –
like energy and resource conservation.
Schools are a great place to teach the nation's
children about energy and resource
conservation.
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CHANGING SCHOOL ENERGY
PERSPECTIVES
3. Behavior-based
changes are the easiest
to implement, with little
or no capital costs.
1. Energy use is often
considered an inevitable cost
that can’t be altered.
2. Studies have shown that
behavior-based changes
can have a big impacts on
energy efficiency.
3 APPROCHES TO
SAVING ENERGY IN SCHOOLS
1. Raise awareness among faculty, staff and students
2. Manage school building operations
3. Upgrade mechanical equipment and controls
WHERE IS THE ENERGY
USED IN SCHOOLS?
HVAC is typically the biggest consumer
of electricity (most often for cooling,
with gas used for heating).
Lighting accounts for
of total electricity use
Plug Load contributes approximately
of the school’s total energy use.
25%-50%
Example of a School Energy Profile. Profiles
would vary based on climate and location.
“E Source; from Commercial Building Energy
Consumption Survey, 1999 data” in U.S. EPA,
ENERGYSTAR Building Upgrade Manual, 2008
25%
ENHANCE LEARNING THROUGH
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
1. INDOOR AIR QUALITY
2. THERMAL COMFORT
3. LIGHTING
IMPACTS OF
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Students in American schools miss
approximately 14 million school days per year
because of asthma
Controlling indoor environmental factors such
as carbon dioxide, dust, and pollen have the
following impacts:
reduction in asthma
51% reduction in respiratory illness
(common cold and flu)
Decreased health care costs (paid by parents,
not schools)
Often adjustments or upgrades to HVAC
systems can remedy IAQ issues.
25%-38.5%
THERMAL COMFORT
IMPACTS LEARNING
COMFORTABLE INDOOR TEMPERATURES
ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND KEEP
STUDENTS ALERT
FRESHER, CLEANER AIR CAN BE
ACHIEVED WITH WINDOWS THAT OPEN
OR HVAC SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE A
CONSTANT SUPPLY OF AIR.
LIGHTING & LEARNING
PROPER LIGHTING CAN:
IMPROVE TEST SCORES
REDUCE OFF-TASK
BEHAVIORS (RESTLESSNESS)
HEIGHTEN ALERTNESS
REDUCE ENERGY COSTS
INCREASE STUDENT
CONCENTRATON
A 7-YEAR STUDY IN THE US & UK FOUND:
• 45% OF THE ERRORS ON SAT EXAMS
WERE THE RESULT OF POOR LIGHTING
(VISUAL PERCEPTION)
• READING SCORES CAN BE IMPROVED BY
35% WITH THE CORRECT LIGHTING
• STUDENTS WERE 75% LESS RESTLESS
UNDER THE PROPER LIGHT.
OGSP Toolkits
• Light Meter
• TIM8 Desktop Air Quality
Monitor
• Infrared Thermometer
• 50# Spring Scale
• Field Thermometer (Probe)
• Kill-A-Watt Electricity Monitor
• Ballast Identifier
Free to borrow for up to a month
OGSP RESULTS
Students at Owasso’s Seventh Grade Center used Kill-a-watt
meters to evaluate plug load at their school. “They looked at
everything: the energy being used to run computers, the
library’s laminator, which turned out to be a real energy hog,
and the electricity we were using to light our classrooms and
cafeteria.
The students discovered that by using natural light, our
classroom energy use could be halved. They recommended
leaving one of the two light switches in each classroom turned
off. They also instituted “moonlight lunches” in the
cafeteria, when students eat by natural light, installed
timers on all the school’s copiers to automatically
turn them off when not in use, and recommended
keeping the laminator turned off except when it was
needed.
Thanks to the student’s efforts, they are now the
number one school in our district for energy
conservation.
MORE RESULTS
Fifth graders at Peters Elementary school in Broken Arrow used an
assortment of tools to investigate energy usage in the school. They
wrote and performed an assembly “Makin’ Bacon Out of Energy Hogs”
challenging students to save energy. They turned lights down on
Fridays to decrease energy use. For their efforts, they saw a $1,400.00
savings on their electricity bill over the same month the previous
year.
6th graders at Riverfield Country Day School in Tulsa
conducted the Energy Investigation and discovered that
most lighting, CO2 levels, humidity, plug loads, and
temperatures in classrooms were in normal ranges.
Several room filters will need changing out, several lights
should be replaced with recommended LEDs, and a few
water-stained ceiling tiles need replacement.
The main building that is the oldest building on campus
needs the most work with lighting replacement of old
fixtures with new LED recommended light fixtures.
The main suggestion is rewiring of the Big Blue concession
area. Another electrical outlet is needed so extension cords
aren't used for all of the refrigerators and ice-maker
machines and low voltage that blew a breaker when
measuring wattage needs to be fixed.
They presented these findings to the Riverfield Board and
Administration and they have already begun to take action
based on the student’s recommendations.
RESULTS
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Check out our website:
www.okgreenschools.org