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HPA Energy Lab
Hawaii Prep AcademyKamuela, Hawaii(the active volcano island)
500 students day/boardingInternational, K-12
Goals: to prepare our students to be change agents amid the challenges of food, energy, water and culture in the 21st century
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Energy Lab
Zero energyZero waterZero wasteLEED 2.0 for schoolsLiving Building Challenge 1.3
A prototype integrated sustainableBuilding
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Our roles
EducationK-12 and beyond
OutreachCommunity, global
ResearchCollaboration with universities, research groups
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An example
Hawaii is one of the most remote places on earth
Dependent on fossil fuels for food, transport, energy, even water
Canary in the coal mine for rising energy prices
Prime test bed for sustainability studies
Sustainability: “thinking about forever”
Hoku a aina project: teacher education
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HPA Energy Lab
Next steps:Summer workshopsCurriculum integrationOngoing system monitoringDocumentationCollaboration
