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Students in 26 PA K-12 Schools Earned Energy Star Recognition
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A total of 26 K-12 schools in Pennsylvania have earned the Energy Star building label for superior energy efficiency.
“Increasing energy efficiency is saving school districts 30 percent or more on energy bills each year,” said Shawn M. Garvin, EPA mid-Atlantic regional administrator. “It’s a smart way to save money and help the environment by reducing greenhouse gases. Energy efficient buildings also provide a comfortable and productive learning environment.”
Schools use a variety of ways to reduce their energy use: insulating and sealing air leaks; installing computerized energy management systems; installing new boilers, windows, lighting, ventilation equipment, water conservation and other upgrades; and hiring an energy manager.
Here is a listing of the 26 schools in Pennsylvania with the Energy Star label in 2010:
-- Allentown School District: Jefferson Elementary School (Allentown);
-- Benton Area School District: Benton Area Middle/Senior High School (Benton), L. Ray Appleman Elementary School (Benton);
-- Berwick Area School District: 14th Street Elementary School (Berwick), Nescopeck Elementary School (Nescopeck);
-- Dunmore School District: Dunmore Elementary School (Dunmore) ;
-- Great Valley School District: Charlestown Elementary School (Malvern), General Wayne Elementary School (Malvern), Great Valley Middle School (Malvern), Sugartown Elementary School (Malvern);
-- Hempfield Area School District: Crossroads School (Greensburg), Fort Allen Elementary School (Greensburg), Hempfield Area Senior High School (Greensburg), Maxwell Elementary School (Greensburg), West Hempfield Elementary (Irwin), West Point Elementary (Greensburg);
-- Jeannette City School District: Jeannette Senior High School (Jeannette);
-- Mechanicsburg Area School District: Mechanicsburg Senior High School (Mechanicsburg), Upper -- Allen Elementary School (Mechanicsburg);
-- Neshaminy School District: Walter Miller Elementary (Levittown);
-- North Penn School District: Gwynedd Square Elementary School (Lansdale);
-- Parkland School District: Fogelsville Elementary School (Breinigsville), Parkway Manor Elementary School (Allentown);
-- Pottsgrove School District: Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School (Pottstown);
-- Souderton Area School District: Indian Valley Junior High School (Harleysville); and
-- Upper Perkiomen School District: Marlborough Elementary School (Green Lane).
Other schools in Pennsylvania can earn the Energy Star building label. To get your school started with benchmarking its energy use and earning the Energy Star label, visit the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts webpage.
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10/4/2010 |
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