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Bellevue School District details sustainability gains: net‑zero school, local food and an EPA electric‑bus grant
Summary
District leaders describe work under policy 68 11 to cut greenhouse gases and waste: Puesta del Sol operates as a net‑zero elementary, Bellevue High and Interlake saw large drops in energy use intensity, nutrition services is piloting local procurement and reduced single‑use serviceware, and the district secured an EPA grant to buy an electric bus.
Janine Thorne, chief of communications for the Bellevue School District, hosted a podcast episode in which three department leaders outlined the district’s sustainability work and how it fits under policy 68 11, adopted in April 2023.
The episode featured Don Dixon, director of transportation; Jack McCloud, executive director of facilities operations; and Wendy Wier, nutrition services director. They described coordinated steps in facilities, food service and transportation intended to reduce the district’s environmental footprint while keeping costs and operational constraints in view.
“Puesta del Sol is a net‑zero school,” said McCloud, describing the elementary as producing as much energy as it uses through photovoltaic arrays and on‑site battery storage. McCloud said the district has been installing ground‑source heat pumps, improving building envelopes, upgrading HVAC controls and installing heat‑recovery units since 2022 to lower operational carbon.
McCloud cited measured improvements in energy use intensity (EUI)…
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