Replacement of one hundred and four 300 watt incandescent bulbs with 12 watt LED bulbs across our NYC elementary school.
Public School 57 Hubert Humphrey is leading in student success across several environmental initiatives from recycling collection to biodiversity promotion to renewable energy vehicles.
The newest environmental themed project in which students are working on is energy conservation. After conducting an energy audit, students would like to upgrade from incandescent bulbs to LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lights across the school. Our project plans to replace one hundred and four 300-watt incandescent bulbs with 12-watt LED bulbs across school hallways, the auditorium and cafeteria.
LEDs are the next generation of energy efficiency and PS 57 is hoping to become a leader and exemplar for energy conservation across NYC public schools.
Numerous energy conservation ideas have been thought over by students of the PS 57 Green Team.
The students researched various energy saving appliances and have agreed that the best way to save on electricity costs is by changing inefficient incandescent bulbs with longer lasting low wattage LED bulbs.
Changing over to LED bulbs has multiple effects: electricity and energy conservation, financial savings; reduction in fossil fuel emissions; and most importantly, students have an understanding and comprehension that actionable change can begin with them and extend across their community.
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