{"id":5510,"date":"2018-01-31T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/?p=5510"},"modified":"2018-01-26T15:16:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T21:16:55","slug":"bisd-facilities-receive-energy-star-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.birdvilleschools.net\/district\/wordpress\/bisd-facilities-receive-energy-star-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"BISD Facilities Receive ENERGY STAR Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"https:\/\/coschedule.s3.amazonaws.com\/12014\/762a7759-912a-4e4f-8c68-1c78dc42655f\/logoTMwhitestroke.png\" height=\"140\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 183px;\" src=\"https:\/\/coschedule.s3.amazonaws.com\/12014\/aaf87962-cc20-48e0-96ed-ed7238dcad3d\/ENE_crt_c.jpg\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Thirty BISD campuses earn ENERGY STAR certification; Outperforms similar U.S. buildings on measure of energy efficiency<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Birdville ISD announced that 30 campuses have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) ENERGY STAR\u00ae certification for superior energy performance. They are:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Haltom High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Richland High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Birdville High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Shannon High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Haltom Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Richland Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>North Oaks Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Watauga Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Smithfield Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>North Ridge Middle School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Birdville Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Smith Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Francisco Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Binion Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Mullendore Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Richland Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Smithfield Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Snow Heights Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheney Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Stowe Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Holiday Heights Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Watauga Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Hardeman Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Porter Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Academy at C.F. Thomas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Foster Village Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>North Ridge Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Spicer Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Green Valley Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Walker Creek Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 8.0pt 0in;\">\u201cBirdville continues to demonstrate true environmental leadership by reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are proven to contribute to climate change,\u201d stated Jean Lupinacci, ENERGY STAR Director for Commercial &amp; Industrial Buildings. \u201cToday, 45 percent of U.S. emissions are attributable to commercial and industrial buildings, which is why improving energy efficiency is so critical for our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">ENERGY STAR c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">ertified buildings and plants are verified to perform in the top 25 percent of buildings nationwide, based on weather-normalized source energy use that takes into account occupancy, hours of operation, and other key metrics.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">ENERGY STAR is the only energy efficiency certification in the United States that is based on actual, verified energy performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">On average, ENERGY STAR certified buildings and plants use 35 percent less energy, cause 35 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and are less expensive to operate than their peers\u2014all without sacrifices in performance or comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">To date, tens of thousands of buildings and plants across all fifty states have earned the ENERGY STAR certification. 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