C-FB IAQ, Energy Awareness & Recycling Programs

 

 
This web site has been developed to help promote Indoor Air Quality and Energy awareness to teachers, staff, students and the general public. For examples of the best IAQ practices, please click on “TEAMS.”. While we are NOT trying to tell you that you cannot have certain items in your room or homes, we are only trying to bring to light some of the problems associated with items such as plug-ins, small refrigerators and plants. These things all have their uses but we must remember that any number of things either singularly or in combination can pose itself as a respiratory irritation. It’s sometimes hard for those of us that are not asthmatic to think about all the different triggering mechanisms that can cause someone to have an attack perhaps even a severe attack.

Energy

Did you know that the second largest annual expense for most school districts is the cost of utilities? Do you have any idea what an average year’s cost is to provide electricity for lights in your classroom, your mini refrigerator, the coffeemaker that is left on all day, the computers, etc.? Energy conservation is a process that requires effort from all of us.

Conserving energy doesn’t mean that you have to sit in the dark and it doesn’t mean that you have to do without all of life’s little amenities that you now enjoy. All YOU have to do is be aware of what you, as an educator, can do to help the district save money on energy. Making small changes and being more responsible by turning off room lights, computers, coffeemakers, etc. can make a huge difference and save the district hundreds of thousands of dollars over the long run.

This website has been set up for you, the educators of our children, to help you learn more about what you can do to save on energy consumption and save money not only in our schools, but hopefully also in your own homes while setting a good example for our children to follow. Isn’t that what we are all here for…to EDUCATE and LEARN?