Did you
know...
· AISD ranks as the number one school district in the nation for
total amount of renewable energy purchased?
· Eleven AISD schools have solar arrays and currently
participate in the State Energy Conservation Office’s Innovative Energy
Demonstration Program?
· 2004 and 2008 Bond Programs new schools, classroom additions,
and major renovations have achieved at least a two-star rating through the
Austin Energy Green Building Program?
· The Service Center implemented a Green Housekeeping Program?
· The District has the largest commercial mower fleet in the state
powered by liquid propane gas?
· The 2009 Efficiency Study rated AISD’s energy management as a
best practice in aggressive energy use reduction, sustainable schools and
environmentally-friendly maintenance?
· AISD participates as a partner in the CLEAN AIR Force of
Central Texas?
· The District created an Environmental Stewardship Envisioning
Committee to coordinate AISD’s environmental stewardship efforts at all
levels?
· AISD has retrofitted all its facilities with low usage
lighting?
· The District has a no-idling policy for school vehicles?
· AISD’s fleet fueling policy requires fueling in early morning or
late afternoon to reduce emissions from fumes?
· The Transportation Department uses a sophisticated computer program,
to determine the most effective and efficient bus routes?
· AISD is the proud owner of the only plug-in hybrid bus in
Texas?
· The average age of AISD school buses is 5.3 years and 360 of the
501 are low-emissionschool buses?
· 135 of the school buses are equipped with a GPS system to ensure
the most efficient route is being followed by the driver?
· New purchases of all dishwashers, electric steamers,
refrigeration and hot food holding cabinets carry an ENERGY STAR rating?
· The Department of Technology migrated 203 servers from stand
alone hardware to a virtualized environment saving almost one million kWhrs
annually?
· The Department of Technology migrated all teachers from desktops
to more efficient notebook computers?
Did you know
that we can do more?
·
Walk or bike instead of drive.
·
Reuse and recycle paper.
·
Turn off the lights when you leave a
room.
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Use energy saving light bulbs.
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Don’t leave the water running when
you brush your teeth or wash your hands.
·
Turn off entertainment devices when
not in use.
·
Unplug your chargers, video games and
appliances.
·
Use a “smart” power strip that
listens for when a main unit, like a TV, is turned off and then turns off other
electronics.
·
Buy ENERGY STAR appliances that use
between 15% to 50% less energy than regular appliances.
·
Get the junk out of your trunk and
properly inflate your tires.
·
Change the air-conditioner filters
regularly.
·
Buy local. The average food travels
1,500 miles. Buying local ensures you get fresher, healthier food, while
lowering your costs, and reducing the impacts from transportation.
·
Turn the AC down a few degrees in the
winter and up a few degrees in the summer.
For more information and to SHARE YOUR
ENERGY SAVINGS TIPS log on to www.austinisd.org/inside/environmental_center
Source: http://archive.austinisd.org/inside/environmental_center/docs/EnvCent_EE_Memo.pdf
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