sustainability is becoming a greater imperative for running any successful organization in minnesota, even public schools. the city saint paul school district has a sustainability program to both save on energy costs and implement emerging green technology as facilities require maintenance and replacement.

energy & sustainability coordinator shannon pinc says hers is mostly a desk job: learning the policy, applying for grants, tracking energy use data; but once in a while facilities staff ventures around (and under) school buildings to investigate sustainability potential like replacing inefficient boilers for geothermal systems.