We went on a field trip this morning. We walked to the back of the campus to figure out what the big mystery building contained. We met Mr. Wesley Perkins, RRISD 's Energy Manager, and he took us on a tour of the building. He told us that the building housed our cooling system. It's what cools our school.
He told us that our air conditioning uses the most energy on our campus. He also showed us how the cooling plant worked- it was awesome! He shared some tips on how we can be conservative with our air conditioning use in our classroom. Later, we will look for ways we can be more energy efficient around our campus.
Here are some pictures from our trip.
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| Headed out to the secret field trip. |
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| Mr. Perkins telling us what is inside. |
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| The big black containers are the coolers for our school. |
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| Those coolers are very big! |
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| Checking out the coolers. |
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| I wonder what's around the corner... |
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| Mr. Perkins is explaining how the chiller impacts our campus from so far away. |
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| Thanks goodness this guy wasn't running. All those fans would be loud! |
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| Mr. Perkins giving tips on how we can help decrease our dependence on our heater when the weather gets cold. |
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| Where the coolers will go when the middle school is built. |
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| What a fun trip! Thank you Mr. Perkins! |
