May 3, 2013

Of biomass and green roofs: US school slashes winter energy bill

The Hotchkiss School's new biomass building (Photo: Centerbrook)

A US school has cut a six-figure sum from its winter energy bill by replacing its oil-burning boiler with woodchip biomass ones. The switch has reduced the school's carbon footprint by between 35 and 45 percent. The boilers are housed in a brand new green-roofed building which has become only the third LEED-certified power facility in the US... Continue Reading Of biomass and green roofs: US school slashes winter energy bill