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ETHS students lead waste and bike-shelter projects as district explores $12M energy contract
Summary
District sustainability director John Crawford highlighted student-led projects (a $5,000-funded bike shelter and a waste-audit that could remove 350 trash cans) and introduced a possible $12 million Honeywell energy-savings performance contract projected to save about $600,000 annually and reduce district energy use by roughly 42%.
John Crawford, the district's director of operations and sustainability, framed the Feb. 9 update around the two-year anniversary of the ETHS Green New Deal policy and placed students at the center of the work. Two students presented progress: Olin described a bike-shelter project funded by a $5,000 grant and coordinated with Northwestern architectural students; "once the first concrete pillars are in, we'll be able to partner with our geometry and construction programs to build some more of the roofing," Olin said.
Izzy, a senior and Climate Action Evanston board member, outlined a Climate Action Accelerator initiative and a schoolwide waste audit. The audit…
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