Sustainable Schools

Energy Module: Energy Conservation, Air Quality Improvment and Greenhouse Gas Reduction

The Energy Module of ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic assists schools to achieve the following measurable outcomes:

• Reduction of energy use by 25%, aiming for 250kWh/400 kWh per student per year
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 80%, aiming for 0.4T/0.6T of CO2  per student per year

The Energy module has three main themes:

1. Energy Conservation

- electricity and gas consumption reduction;
- installation/ retrofitting of reduction and efficiency devices;
- better behavioural management of energy in classrooms, staff rooms and school grounds;
- building design;
- and renewable energy infrastructure. 

2. Air Quality

- air quality monitoring;
- weather and climate monitoring;
- Ecological Footprint calculation;
- reduction of vehicle use; and
- active reduction behaviour

3. Greenhouse Gas Reduction

- reduction of the greenhouse emission signature of the school;
- reduction processes for homes;
- infrastructure and retrofitting;
- carbon neutral schools, and

FREE resources to help embed energy into the curriculum are available from the Resources page of this website.

If you are interested in undertaking the Energy Module in 2012, please fill in the application form on the following link.

http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/RSAuSSIVic2012

Applications are due by 5pm on 25th November. For more information about funding in 2012 please read CERES and ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic in 2012.

If you completed the Energy module school in 2009-2011 please fill out the survey on the following link.

http://sustainability.ceres.org.au/ResourceSmartSurvey

Great Energy Websites:

CERES. http://www.ceres.org.au/

Alternative Technology Association (ATA).  http://www.ata.org.au/

Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES). http://www.anzses.org/

Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA). http://www.auswea.com.au/auswea/

DEECD ool for the Replication of Energy Efficiency in Schools (TREES). http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/deptpolicies/environment/trees.htm

Earth Hour. http://www.earthhour.org.au/

Ecological footprint calculator. http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint/calculators/default.asp

Energy Efficiency Calculator.  http://www.originenergy.com.au/efficiency/wholesite.html

Energy Smart. http://www.energysmart.com.au/

Energy Toolbox. http://www.energy-toolbox.vic.gov.au/index.html

Moreland Energy Foundation (MEFL) Schools Service.  http://www.mefl.com.au/schools/

Origin Energy Curriculum Resources. http://www.forteachersforstudents.com.au/Origin/index.php

Sustainables Household Challenge. http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/thesustainables/

Travel Smart. http://www.travelsmart.gov.au/

Ride2School. http://www.bv.com.au/general/ride2school/

'Gerald' (below) was entered in the 2009 in the Futureshots Film Challenge. This film competition answered the question, "What is Sustainability?". Creating a film is a great way to get your school community excited about biodiversity! To view more videos, visit: http://www.futureshots.com.au/?screening.