2023 Climate Action Day: ENERGY
1. Introducing PlanNYC: Getting Sustainability Done
In 2023, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice’s PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done incorporated climate education as a citywide priority.
2. Launching Climate Action Days
In 2023–24, the NYCPS Office of Energy and Sustainability launched Climate Action Days: four days dedicated to celebrating climate action in every school.
3. Passive House For Everyone (PHFE) joins
PHFE was proud to host a workshop at Boys and Girls High School (BGHS) for the inaugural ENERGY Climate Action Day, focused on Energy Efficiency and Passive House Building Science.
THEME: Energy Efficiency is the first renewable energy
PHFE Presentation
PHFE Co-Founder In Cho delivered a presentation on the five principles of Passive House (PH).
During the session, students explored these principles through hands-on experiments and interacted with sample materials to deepen their understanding of energy efficency.
BGHS students exploring conductivity and thermal bridging through a hands-on experiment.
BGHS students examining a triple pane window corner sample. Sample donated by 475.
From left to right: BGHS AP Alica Martin, BGHS Principal Grecian Harrison, PHFE Co-Founder In Cho, BGHS AP Kimberly Henry-Rerrie
Harleen Srivastava, Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice and Meredith McDermott, Director, NYCPS Office of Energy and Sustainability Director with BGHS students
PHFE co-founder In Cho showing an experiment comparing different insulative materials. Experiment donated by Alpha Zeta.
NYC Mayor's of Office of Climate and Environmental Justice (MOCEJ) at the PHFE presentation
Ms. Gillian Beckford, BGHS Architecture Teacher, with Nirmala Nanes, District Achievement & Instruction Specialist (Science & CTE)
CTE Presentations
CTE Programs: Architectural Drafting, Electrical Installation, and Computer Programming
Each CTE program presented their work exploring different energy efficiency themes.
Architectural Drafting
Students presented on their creative explorations of Passive House principles.
Electrical Installation
Students compared the energy efficiencies of different light bulbs.
Computer Programming
Students built an app to test if light bulbs met New York State requirements.
Hands-On Training
BGHS Students participated in Passive House hands-on training in workshop booths. They applied PH concepts of insulation, air sealing, and no thermal bridging in this exercise.
