How Low Can You Go Challenge? Energy Reduction

11/13/2024

Driftwood Miidle won the Miami HEAT How Low Can You Go Challenge. DMS reduced their energy usage by 35% and was awarded a Miami HEAT Pep Rally.
Your school can register this year for the 12th Annual Miami HEAT How Low Can You Go Challenge at www.howlowcanyougochallenge.com

04/08/2021

ATTN: 2020/2021 Winning How Low Can You Go Challenge Schools

All 62 schools but one that registered for the 2020-21 “How Low Can You Go?” challenge, reduced their kilowatt consumption by a total of -2,759,162 kilowatt hours over the time from November – March compared to 2019-20, resulting in a savings of $248,325. The eight-year total of reduced kilowatt hours amounts to over 14 million kWh saving the School Districts $1,260,174 and eliminates over 22 million pounds of CO2 emissions. The water reduction initiative, in its fourth year, reduced consumption by 11,390,573 gallons with an average AWS 56% and a cost savings the district for water reduction $158,137

The winning schools in each category are as follows:

Greatest % of Energy Reduction:

1st. Broward: Maplewood Elementary 27%

2nd. Palm Beach: Okeeheelee Middle School 26.24%

3rd Broward: Margate Middle 26% ( also came in 5th in water reduction)

Greatest kWh Reduced: Walter C. Young Middle -228,890 kWh Cost savings $20,600

Most Sustainable School: Palm Beach: Forest Hills Elementary

Greatest Gallons of Water Saved: Broward Schools: Driftwood Middle School 2,106,875 gallons saved ;Cost savings $17,262( also came in 5th in kWh reduction)

10/01/2019

The 7th Annual Miami Heat How Low Can You Go Challenge(Energy/Water) kicks off in a few weeks!

09/20/2019

That's what I am talking about!!

07/07/2019

05/18/2019

The How Low Can You Go Challenge won the Energy Award Category at the Green Difference Award Ceremony. recognized for the impact it has on over 300 different schools and over 100,000 + people.

05/08/2019

Driftwood Middle Green Team developed an app for the How Low Can You Go Challenge! The How Low app. measures the amount of kilowatts used in a classroom and sends the information to the Green Team so they can analyse the data and make suggestions to the teacher about reducing the amount of energy they are using. Go Driftwood!

Members of the Driftwood Middle School Green Team developed an app designed to show the amount of kilowatts used by classroom devices at the school. Their goal is to reduce energy waste and overall use. “We have found that our school uses too much energy and this app will show teachers and stude ....

03/25/2019

Here are the WINNERS for the 2018/2019 How Low Can You Go Challenge! The ceremony will be April 3, 2019, at the Miami Heat vs. Celtics game.
109 schools registered this year

*1st Place- Polo Park Middle
40% in reduction,-185,760 kWh reduced,
Cost savings $16,718
*2nd Place-Limestone Elementary
37% in reduction,-164,640 kWh reduced,
Cost savings $14,688
*3rd Place - Westgate Elementary
27% in reduction, -114,580 kWh reduced, Cost Savings $10,312

Broward County Winners
William Dandy Middle School
*12% in reduction-165,600 kWh reduced
Cost savings $6,662

Most Sustainable School Reduction for 5 Years
Walter C. Young Middle School 6%

Most Gallons of Water Saved
Crystal Lakes Middle
87% reduction
*220,000 gallons saved
*Cost savings $ 2,200

How Low Can You Go Challenge 6 Year Highlights: (3 months per year)
*Partnered with the Miami Heat in 2012
*Over 300 Schools have registered
*Impact over 300,000+ people
*Reduced over 8,600,000 kWh
*Cost savings over $776,000
*Reduced CO2 Emissions over 13,500,000 lbs.
*Piloted water conservation in 2017
*3rd Year for Water Conservation
*Reduced 19,000,000 gallons
*Cost savings $98,900

*48 different schools

03/02/2019

The How Low Can You Go Challenge Results will be posted March 13, 2019. Did your school win this year?

10/31/2018

The How Low Can You Go Challenge is officially open for registration for all south Florida schools.Register your school@ www.howlowcanyougochallenge.com

10/20/2018

The How Low Can You Go Challenge is open to schools for registration!Go to howlowcanyougochallenge.com