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HPA Energy Lab

Hawaii Prep AcademyKamuela, Hawaii(the active volcano island)

500 students day/boardingInternational, K-12

Goals: to prepare our students to be change agents amid the challenges of food, energy, water and culture in the 21st century

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Energy Lab

Zero energyZero waterZero wasteLEED 2.0 for schoolsLiving Building Challenge 1.3

A prototype integrated sustainableBuilding

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Our roles

EducationK-12 and beyond

OutreachCommunity, global

ResearchCollaboration with universities, research groups

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An example

Hawaii is one of the most remote places on earth

Dependent on fossil fuels for food, transport, energy, even water

Canary in the coal mine for rising energy prices

Prime test bed for sustainability studies

Sustainability: “thinking about forever”

Hoku a aina project: teacher education

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HPA Energy Lab

Next steps:Summer workshopsCurriculum integrationOngoing system monitoringDocumentationCollaboration