Environmental Impact
Onid Junior High School
Staying Green
By cutting down on crude energy sources, we can allow the school to be more self-reliant, produce less waste, and be more environmentally friendly than ever.
The SolarBotanic Tree
- SolarBotanic has developed an artificial tree that develops electricity from sunlight, heat, and wind.
- These trees produce little to no waste, are cost efficient, and develop enough electricity that just one tree can power a four-bedroom home.
- Multiple of these are be "planted" in the same area, therefore allowing the school to power itself.
Water Efficiency
- Using proper water efficiency is very important because it brings down cost and isn't so wasteful.
- The district landscaping cut's back on unnecessary plants and weeds that absorbs water that can be used for better purposes.
Timers Work!
- The Onid JHS has timers on sprinklers and other water systems help to make sure plants and other landscape get the proper amount of water and isn't wasteful.
- Storm-water will also help to water a lot of the plants.
L.E.E.D Certification
- The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [L.E.E.D.] has set guidelines on the different levels that schools can be to be "green," or environmentally friendly.
- With our new, innovative designs, we've been able to easily gain these certifications.
The L.E.E.D certification levels:
- Certified 40 - 49 Points
- Silver 50 - 59 Points
- Gold 60 - 79 Points
- Platinum 80-110 Points
Onid JHS is Green!
- Onid JHS has solar panels so as far as energy goes it meets the credits for energy and renewable energy.
- The JHS sprinklers and waste water system restricts a lot of unnecessary water usage and manages water usage to conserve and still water plants and give proper amount of water to the school at the same time.
- Since the JHS has solar panels and supply's it with its own energy it is not gaining power from a coal plant or other type of power plants that cause pollution.
- The Onid JHS takes great advantage of storm water by using it to water plants and trees instead of using their water which would be wasting very valuable resources.
APA Citations
Why Water Efficiency. (n.d.). Retrieved January 13, 2016, from http://www3.epa.gov/watersense/our_water/why_water_efficiency.html
The Tree of the Future. (n.d.) Retrieved December 9, 2015, from http://solarbotanic.com/how-it-works/
LEED Certification - LEED Certification Requirements. (n.d.). Retrieved January 20, 2016, from http://www.concretethinker.com/solutions/LEED-Certification.aspx