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Twinsburg High to Compete in National Energy Competition
Twinsburg High School is among six schools in Northeast Ohio competing in the 2011 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition
has been taking steps to in recent years, and now it will put them on display in a national competition.
Twinsburg High School has been chosen as one of six schools from Northeast Ohio to compete in the 2011 ENERGY STAR National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings, according to a press release from CCG Energy Solutions in Richfield.
Twinsburg will join EHOVE Career Center, Polaris Career Center, and three buildings from the Hudson City School District: East Woods Elementary, Evamere Elementary and Hudson Middle School.
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More than 250 buildings across the nation are participating in the competition, which starts this week. The goal is to improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings and protect the environment.
Competitors will measure and track their building's monthly energy consumption and make improvements to their building's energy performance. A small group of buildings will be selected as finalists in July.
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The building that has the greatest drop in energy use will be named the winner, announced in November.
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