Cut the school's energy use — Environmental Engineer · Pretender
The fictional Vale Novo School wants to use less energy this year. The budget is small, so you must choose what to do first. Measure first, then pick actions with the biggest effect for the money.
Decisions · ~5 min
Your role
You're the environmental engineer advising the school (in this game).
Your goal
Measure first, then pick actions with the biggest effect for the money.
What you know
- The meter shows the school uses a lot of power at night and at weekends, when it's empty.
Limits
- The budget can't pay for everything this year.
Success looks like
- Use the data — You started from what the meter actually shows.
- Value for money — You chose cheap actions with big savings first.
- Involve people — You got students and staff on board.
Skills you used
- Planning — Turning a goal into steps.
- Prioritising — Doing the most important thing first.
In real life
Energy engineers do 'energy audits': they measure where energy goes before recommending changes, and they track savings over time.
Environmental Engineer
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