Priestlands School, Hampshire

Reducing energy use in older school buildings by changing behaviour.

Pupils from Priestlands School show off the produce grown in their school grounds.

Priestlands School occupies buildings that were built between the 1950s and 1970s and are not very energy efficient.

Despite this, Priestlands School has reduced its energy use through changing behaviour and encouraging children and staff to chose low energy lifestyles. The school now uses just over 0.5 kWhs of electricity per student per day, one of the lowest figures in Hampshire.  

Activities include ‘Freecycle Fridays’ where staff and students swap items that they no longer want, and transforming a derelict garden into a small farm. The school has also raised money to install photovoltaic panels on its roof.

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