The
State of Energy In the State of Connecticut
by Senator Judith G. Freedman
TerraSolar:
Develops, manufactures and markets solar power products for
residential, commercial, and industrial projects. http://www.terrasolar.com.
Based in Brooklyn.
New
Canaan Nature Center Sustainable Futures Series: On Saturday
November 10th 2001 the center held a PV
Workshop $85/$60 for NESEA members. http://www.newcanaannature.org
Housing
Zone Green Building Section: http://www.housingzone.com/topics/green.asp
Currently they are featuring large portions of text from David Ritchey
Johnson's book Building Green in a Black & White World published by Home
Builder Press.
Connecticut
Energy Cooperative: (Closed its doors in 2002)
Voluntary
certification program for renewable electricity products: http://www.green-e.org
David
A. Bainbridge's Ecocomposite Lots of great information on natural,
recycled and recyclable state-of-the-art building products: http://www.ecocomposite.com
Alliance
to Save Energy Green Schools pages: http://www.ase.org/greenschools
BPI has
just introduced a truly strong biodegradable polymer plastic bag in the UK,
not yet available in the US: http://www.bpipoly.com/bpi_recycle.htm
The
Green PagesTM
is the online version of Co-op
America's popular National
Green PagesTM
directory of thousands of socially and environmentally responsible businesses,
products and services. 2003 issue on
sale at Wild Oats!
Berkeley
Environmental Design Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/GreenAll.html
Green
Built Home: Lots and lots of resources from Austin TX: http://www.wi-ei.org/GBH
McLean
Environmental Living and Learning Center Northland College opened
the world's most advanced environmental residence hall in the fall of 1998: http://www.northland.edu/studentlife/ELLC/index.html
Natural
Home Magazine: http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com
William McDonough is the guru of green design. If
you've never heard him speak or read transcripts of his talks, here's a good
place to start: http://www.mcdonough.com
HGTV's
Dream Builders aired a segment in December 2000 about a 100% solar home in
Maine designed by architect Steven Strong.
The owners Deborah and William Lord have a web site describing their house in
detail: www.solarhouse.com
New British
PV Website:
http://www.FutureEnergies.com
Green Power Network provides news on green power
markets and utility green pricing programs: http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower
Their status report on Green Power Marketing in the US as featured in the Jan/Fev
2001 issue of Solar Today magazine is posted on: http://www.eren.doe.gov/greenpower/marketing.shtml
Also on their site "Connecticut
Coop Members Choose Green".
Kids have the power to change the future: Here is a
list for teachers of resources to learn about electricity production and the
environment. http://www.green-e.org/media_ed/teacher.html
October 2000 Fairfield County Magazine had
a story page 42 titled "Let The Sun Shine In" on solar installations
around Westport by Jim Motavalli, editor of E magazine. Sorry, it's not
available online.
Amazing
British PV Magazine:
http://www.jxj.com/magsandj/rew/index.html
Solar on Schools Solar Works page:
http://www.solar-works.com/sos/index.htm
Guide to Schools Enjoying the Power of Solar Energy
http://www.ttcorp.com/upvg/schools
(Many articles from all around the country, describing hundreds of solar on
schools projects.)
National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
for Schools Going Solar Programs
http://www-solar.mck.ncsu.edu/sgs/sgsindex.htm
(You can search the database for programs by state or technology.)
Schools Going Solar
http://www.schoolsgoingsolar.org/whatsnew.html
(They publish a newsletter about PV on schools.)
High Performance Schools Act of 1999 #H. R. 3143
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/c106query.html#billno
(Introduced in the House. To view it, type the name of the bill into the
search engine.)
Solar on Schools
http://www.solar-works.com/programs.htm#solaronschools
Ed Witkin
74 Tappan Rd
Bridgewater, CT 06752
860-354-7346 (Tel)
(Solar company spearheading the Solar on Schools program in New England.
They
organized a series of fundraising concerts with Dar Williams, a very popular
folk singer.)
Twelve Montana Schools Install Solar Electricity
http://www.ncat.org/news.htm
PVs on Schools in Hawaii: In dozens of Hawaii schools, HECO installs, operates and maintains solar electric systems using photovoltaic technology and helps the DOE develop teaching materials on renewable energy of all kinds.
http://www.heco.com.
Click Generation "e".
Solar Electricity Systems on Ohio Schools
http://www.educable.com/ewfee.html#SOLAR
Solarwise for Schools
http://www.wpsr.com/foundat/index.html
25 Solar Schools in the Philadelphia Area
http://www.cleanair.org/solarschools/index.html
Global Solar Partners Projects Showcase
http://www.solarpartners.org/showcase.html
(Solar on schools from over 30 countries, sponsored by BP
Solar.)
Energy Performance of Daylit Schools
http://www.innovativedesign.net/energyperformance.htm
Student Performance of Daylit Schools
http://www.innovativedesign.net/studentperformance.htm
(From the Innovative Design website, a cutting edge architectural firm which
has already built dozens of green schools in the Carolinas. They have directly
contacted each members of the Westport School Renovation Committee to offer
their consulting services.)
Pacific Energy Center's "Daylighting in Schools":
These reports examine student performance data from elementary school
districts: Dena Boer Elementary School, Salida, CA & Marin Country Day School, Corte Madera, CA.
http://www.pge.com/003_save_energy/003c_edu_train/pec/daylight/daylight.shtml
Reports are in PDF format. To have the original brochures sent to you, please contact Marlene Vogelsang at
mxv6@pge.com. For more information about the project, contact Project Manager: Peter Turnbull
pwt1@pge.com.
SchoolSpecTM Software:
Specification of energy-efficient, green modular schools.
http://www.swinter.com/projects/schoolspec.html
Million Solar Rooftops Solar Schools: http://www.millionsolarroofs.com.
Type in keyword "school" in their search engine for related
articles. Includes information on grants and incentives.
Directories of green building products
Delia Montgomery's www.chiceco.com
Victoria Schomer's www.interiorconcerns.org
Annie Berthold-Bond's www.betterbasics.com
& www.terrachoice.ca
A Directory of Environmentally Responsible Building Products
GUIDE TO RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDING ELEMENTS
Online edition: http://www.crbt.org
Click e-GUIDE on the left hand side.
Made possible with funding from the Brown Foundation
Green building at the Vermont Law school
http://www.vermontlaw.edu/media/emp_medpre_template.cfm?doc_id=312
Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Environmentally safe and healthy learning environments for children, for personnel, and for their communities
773 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Tel: (518) 462-0632
http://www.healthyschools.org
High Performance School Buildings
http://www.sbicouncil.org/workshops/schools.htm
(What school administrators need to know.)
Energy performance of windows, doors, and skylights
http://www.nfrc.org/press/facts.htm
Productivity and a well-lit workplace
http://www.pnl.gov/news/2000/00-22.htm
Green Building Materials Showcases
http://www.buildinggreen.com/ebn/calendar.html
Listing of Green Building Events
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/events/index.cfm
K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
http://www.ecw.org/ecw/projectdetail.jsp?projectId=23
Organizers of the Empowerment 2000 Conference. Green Schools and Energy Wise Students, is a national forum
to showcase energy education initiatives that provide innovative, hands-on
learning opportunities for K-12 students. This conference was designed for
educators, state-wide policy planners, facility planners and resource
managers, and administrators.
Using Solar Energy In Schools
http://www.eren.doe.gov/energysmartschools/elements_solar.html
http://www.eren.doe.gov/energysmartschools/elements_light.html
Bluffsview Elementary School PV System in Worthington, Ohio
http://www.aep.com/environmental/renewables/solar/schoolProjects/bluffsview.htm
(American Electric Power has created this website)
Useful links to financing resources
http://www.eren.doe.gov/financing
Green Schools
http://www.ase.org/greenschools
A Project of the Alliance to Save Energy
1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036The Green Schools Team:
Merrilee Harrigan Sr. Program Manager (202) 530-2215 mharrigan@ase.org
Karen Anderson Program Manager (202) 530-2239 anderson@ase.org
Brian Levite Research Associate (202) 530-2206 blevite@ase.org
Janet Castellini Consultant Castle Education (865) 691-0907 castle@eticom.net
These schools participating in Green Schools have each written
up a summary of their activities, along with a chart of their energy savings:
Baldwinsville http://www.ase.org/greenschools/spirit/baldwin.htm
McNamara Elementary
Ray Middle School
Durgee Junior High School
Baker High School
Iriquois http://www.ase.org/greenschools/spirit/iroquois.htm
Elma Primary
Iroquois Intermediate School
Iroquois Middle School
Iroquois High School
Philadelphia http://www.ase.org/greenschools/spirit/philly.htm
Prince Hall Elementary
Martin Luther King High School
Seattle http://www.ase.org/greenschools/spirit/seattle.htm
B.F. Day Elementary
South Shore Middle School
Roosevelt High School
Tacoma http://www.ase.org/greenschools/spirit/tacom.htm
Stewart Middle School
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
http://www.edfacilities.org
Information resources for people who plan, design, build, and maintain K-12
schools. NCEF is part of the U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resources
Information Center (ERIC).
Conditions of Public School Facilities
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/quarterly/fall/elem_public.html
(An excellent source of links to additional information.)
School Facilities Renovation and Financing State Contacts
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SST/usrgcontacts.html
Connecticut State Department of Education
Martin Hollis, Education Consultant martin.hollis@po.state.ct.us
John Coroso, Finance & Administrative Services (860) 566-4879
Leslie Averna, School Improvement (860) 566-4185
Robert Brewer, Grants Management (860) 566-8201
Division of Grants Management
PO Box 2219, Hartford, CT 06145
P: 860-713-6454 F: 860-713-7013
http://www.state.ct.us/sde
Perspectives Article Addresses Need for High Performance Schools
http://www.ase.org/greenschools/perspectives.htm
Geoffrey P. Hunt of OSRAM SYLVANIA Services, Inc., calls on Alliance
Associates to help schools create physical space that is inviting, secure, and
comfortable where quality learning can take place without undue stress on the
school budget.
School Energy Efficiency Task Force
More than two dozen Alliance Associates are participating in a School Energy
Efficiency Task Force, which seeks to tap the expertise of Associates from all
sectors to explore new ways to help schools gain the benefits of energy
efficiency. The group will also keep Associates informed about the latest
initiatives in school efficiency programs and activities at the federal,
state, and local levels. For more information contact Merrilee Harrigan,
202/530-2215, mharrigan@ase.org
National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Programs
http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/index.cfm
Strives to assist students, faculty, staff and administrators in transforming
colleges and universities into learning and teaching models of environmental
sustainability, by assisting with the design and implementation of
conservation projects, providing training and incentives, and helping to
document and share lessons learned nationally and beyond. For more than a
decade, NWF's Campus Ecology program has been helping transform the nation's
college campuses into living models of an ecologically sustainable society,
and training a new generation of environmental leaders.
Exploring Green Schools: How green is your school?
http://www.pbs.org/weta/planet/exploring/schools.html
Showcased are New York City's High School for Environmental Science, the
Maryland Governor's Green School Award Program, and the West Branch (IOWA)
Middle School.
Green Teacher magazine (Canada)
http://www.web.net/~greentea
and links page: http://www.cee-ane.org/www/index.html
New England Coalition of PV sound system companies
http://www.sunplugged.com
(PVs are mounted on trailers, vans or busses providing clean, quiet, reliable
electricity for live performances.)
SolarQuest™ Virtual School House
http://www.solarquest.com
Solar Schools index
http://www.solarschools.com
People's Action For Clean Energy
http://www.pace-cleanenergy.org
(Based in Canton, CT. Organizes solar house tours in the Westport area.)
Westport Astronomical Society
http://www.was.visionnet.com/wasobs.htm
(The Rolnick Observatory is the site of the WWPT 90.3 FM Staples High
School radio station emitter, a good candidate for a FEMA sponsored PV
system.)
Westport Chamber of Commerce
http://www.westportchamber.com
Westport Board of Education
http://teachers.westport.k12.ct.us/westportk12ctu
Top 100 Connecticut Corporations
http://www2.connecticutmag.com/site/ct100.asp
Fairfield
U.'s PV roof was on the October 14th 2000 National Solar Homes Tour