Save energy and reduce waste in schools
Learn how to save energy and money in schools, with our comprehensive guide and e-module for teachers
Schools come in all shapes and sizes, and their carbon footprints vary accordingly, but our free guide has advice and solutions that will suit nearly everyone.
Resource-efficiency has two major benefits for schools:
- Saves money – put hard-pressed funds to better use than dripping taps and waste-paper
- Reduce your carbon footprint – good for the environment, your environmental credentials, legal compliance, and pupil as well as staff engagement
Do Your Homework
Use our e-module to:
- Test your eco-knowhow – for instance, did you know that schools contribute up to 50% of local authority greenhouse gas emissions?
- Swot up on solutions – from scrap paper to switch-offs to setting up an eco-group
Strive for Excellence
Use our guide to assess and improve your use of:
- Energy – we'll help you plot your way through meter readings and Building Management Systems, temperature set-points and Heating Controls
- Waste – from refurbishing or recycling unwanted school computers to composting food waste, we've got it all covered
- Water – introducing a raft of water-saving ideas, from percussion taps to composting toilets to mulching plants in the school garden with the teachers' used tea-bags!
Report Cards
Our guide concludes with a detailed template to help you track and review your energy efficiency measures. A great way to track progress and keep you motivated.