SCE GOES GREEN

Who are we?

Why? *** Research Question *** What is our plan? *** Collecting Data *** Results *** Conclusion The Content

 The earth is warming up!  All these greenhouse gasses!  Reduce the Carbon Footprint Why?

We need to prevent this !

Research Question How can we reduce the carbon footprint of ‘Stedelijk College Eindhoven’ to prevent global warming and contribute to a sustainable living?

What is our plan? We want the school to turn GREEN We start with calculating the carbon footprint of our school. Change starts with yourself

Collecting Data  School days in a year  Number of students attending the school  Electricity usage (MWh)  Gas usage (terms or Mcf)  Transportation statistics  How many motorized vehicles (car/scooter) take a part in transportation each day  Average number of trips per day  Average one-way trip length  % of students taking the bus, or number of students taking the bus  Average number of trips  Average bus one-way trip length  Various garbage disposal data

Results School days in a year 195 Number of students attending the school  1600 students and 160 co-workers

MonthElectricity consumption 2010 January kWh February kWh March kWh April kWh May kWh June kWh July kWh August kWh September kWh October kWh November kWh December kWh Total kWh Electricity consumption 2010

MonthElectricity consumption 2011 January kWh February kWh March kWh April kWh May kWh June kWh July kWh August kWh September kWh October kWh November kWh Total kWh Electricity consumption 2011

MonthGas consumption 2010 January m 3 February m 3 March m 3 April m 3 May8.011 m 3 June2.411 m 3 July1.820 m 3 August632 m 3 September4.853 m 3 October m 3 November m 3 December m 3 Total m 3 Gas consumption 2010

MonthGas consumption 2011 January m 3 February m 3 March m 3 April m 3 May2.851 m 3 June2.148 m 3 July1.090 m 3 August1.180 m 3 September2.143 m 3 October6.849 m 3 November m 3 Total m 3 Gas consumption 2011

Transportation statistics How do you usually get to school? (# times per week ) Bike Car Scooter Walk Bus How do you usually get back home? (# times per week ) Bike Car Scooter Walk Bus Approximately how many kilometers do you travel to get to school? 1 – 3 4 – 6 7+

Material School Total (lb) per day School Total (lb) per week (x5 days) School Total (lb) per year (x39 weeks) 5000 liter garbage bins/y White paper Coloured paper Cardboard Plastics Glass Food waste Total Waste materials SCE

School Emissions Breakdown: Electricity ,59 lb CO2 Gas ,79 lb CO2 Cars ,95 lb CO2 Buses ,14 lb CO2 Waste ,33 lb CO2 School Emissions Summary 1,480,627.80Total lb CO 2 equals Tons of CO 2

Conclusion The school can do many things to reduce its carbon footprint. What can the school do?

Electricity consumption  Turn of light and reducing the amount of lights in the school.  Turn of computers in the school when there are not being used.  Use green energy!

Gas consumption  Lowering the temperature of the central heating.

Transportation  Carpooling  Promote greener cars  More biking

Waste  Only throw away paper that is really unusable.  Reduce the use of paper.  Reduce food waste.  Compost better.  Recycle more!

We hope that we inspired a lot of schools to contribute to a more sustainable living at school...

Thank you for listening!