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I.S.I.S.S. “Giuseppe Verdi” – Valdobbiadene (TV) - ITALY

The Energy TeamThe Energy Team

The aim: co-ordinate the project in our schoolThe aim: co-ordinate the project in our school Members:Members:

4 students;4 students; 4 technicians / caretakers;4 technicians / caretakers; 4 teachers.4 teachers.

Tasks:Tasks: Diffusion of best practices; use of Green Products; Diffusion of best practices; use of Green Products;

promotion of school space sharing; reduction of promotion of school space sharing; reduction of energy consumption;energy consumption;

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Best practices are diffused by:

- two class rapresentatives;

- two institute rapresentatives;

- school web-site;

- school newspaper.

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Example 1:

in order to reduce waste of water, we explained to everyone how to use the new timed taps.

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Example 2:in order to reduce heat losses, we explained to everyone how to use thermostatic valves.

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Example 3:when we find a room involved in free heating (sun, computers, people, etc.), we reduce the heat power of local devices.

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Example 4:when one or more classes are missing for a long period, we manage to move the other classes so that a whole area can be empty.

In this way we save methane and electric energy.

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Example 5:

In the last 3 years we separate rubbish with a good percent of recicling.

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Task class: 2BM

once a week two students read school counters and fill a spreadsheet, useful for analysis.

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Consumption at now...Consumption at now...

Consumption at now...Consumption at now...

COCO22 emissions at now... emissions at now...

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Reduction: 7%Kyoto target: 20%

““Oscar della Oscar della sostenibilità”sostenibilità”

Each one of the 4 school branches is going to produce a spot or a videoclip.

Topic: sustainability

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““L’inventore sostenibile”L’inventore sostenibile”In February 4A ITIS class distributed in every class a form to collect ideas for saving energy in our school.

The aim is to involve the most students in the project and, perhaps, find some good proposal to save energy or reduce losses.

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ConclusionConclusion

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Advantages of this project:

- We are learning how to save energy (= money), and we can apply this experience at home;

- We are saving energy in a public building, discovering how much people can do, without any investment in technological devices;