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Sustainable House Day 2010 Deloraine Primary School Tas |
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Category: Sustainable House Day 2010 |
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by SHD  (September 2010) (rank 13th) |
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In 2009 Deloraine Primary School installed a 6.4kw solar array through the Solar Schools Program. During 2010 the array generated 11Mw of electricity. 2Mw above expectations.
Initiatives:-
- 120000L of storm water tanks, harvesting and reuse through school toilets, which can also be used to irrigate the sports oval.
- 6.4kw Solar Installation on the Hall roof which generates aprox 10 Mwh/year.This is Part of the ‘National Solar Schools Program”.
- Energy consumption and generation monitoring equipment as part of the solar installation.
- Energy efficient design for the new Hall., including natural light, insulation, passive cross ventilation & energy efficient heating.
- Composting of all green waste in the new school vegetable garden.
- Installation of Golime energy tracking software to monitor energy consumption and generation.
- Energy efficiency education programmes for students and staff.
