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OCTOBER 2016

IN THIS ISSUE:
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Sustainability

We’ve got an excellent
field trip idea for your students!

Have you read the latest edition
of the MCPS Environmental
Sustainability Management Plan?
It’s definitely worth a look.
E
Energy

The energy consumption data for
FY 2016 is in. Do you know how much
Now you can visit the MCPS spends on utilities each year?
R
Recycling
“home of the future” schools whose students and staff
We’re shining a spotlight on the

had the best recycling year.
by Jim Stufft, SERT facilitator Election Day is fast approaching.
I Are your recycling bins ready?
f you’re looking for an interesting and educational field trip for your
SERT/Green Team students, I highly recommend that you take them to
the Pepco WaterShed Sustainability Center. The SERT team recently
The ground will soon be covered
visited this interactive exhibit, located in the heart of Rockville, to
with leaves. We’ll tell you how
experience what sustainable living looks like. This “home of the future” is a
to recycle them properly.
net-zero facility, which means that it produces at least as much energy as it
consumes over the course of a year. T
the Team
The WaterShed Sustainability Center features a fully-serviceable model home, So long, News and Events.
filled with streamlined appliances and furnishings. All of its energy and water Farewell, Flash. Hello, Spotlight!
use functions are completely self-sustaining. Designed by a group of
University of Maryland graduate students, this home was the winner of the We’ve ponied the posters.
2011 Solar Decathlon. It was acquired by Pepco Holdings, relocated/
reconstructed in Montgomery County, and now serves as a tool to teach Meet our newest SERT member.
residents the benefits of sustainable living.
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