Renewable Holliston

Team Members

Community Need:

Our community as well as most others across the world face the problem of harnessing sustainable energy.  We decided to address this issue by confronting the education aspect, as many people are simply not aware of the benefits of sustainable energy as well as how to actually make the switch. We chose the topic of sustainable energy as climate change is a major issue globally and using more sustainable energy sources can be a major help.

Community Partnership:

• We are partnered with Mr. Calais, a teacher in the science and tech department here at Holliston High.

• One class Mr. Calais teaches is the Tiny House Project, which he and his students have been working on for several years now.

• As the Tiny House approaches completion, one of the last pieces it needs is a source of energy. Rather than installing a traditional gas furnace which causes great harm to the environment, Mr. Calais wishes to purchase a much more energy-efficient heat pump for the home.

• In our partnership, Mr. Calais has provided us with information on how heat pumps work and why they are better for the environment than furnaces as well as many other benefits. He also provided us with details of the costs of purchasing a heat pump and how the installation would work.

Community Support

Basketball Tournament Fundraiser