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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
in minnesota, they know how cold it can get, so they\u2019re looking for innovative ways to stay warm. school officials are going deep into the ground to harness geothermal energy, which is then used to create a warmer environment for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8918,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4905,4902,4894,4898,4910],"tags":[2311],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-13536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adaptation","category-colleges-education","category-efficiency","category-engineering","category-renewable-energy","tag-staying-warm-and-going-green"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n