BPSP

Dear friends, colleagues, and Balboa Park partners:

With heavy hearts, we write to you to share that the Park has lost one of its dearest family members. On Thursday, February 21, Rory Ruppert passed away.

The votes are in and the community's choice is clear. WATER will be the challenge to galvanize the San Diego Incubator for Innovation!

Students will identify water savings measures in their building through detection and repair of leaks, operational changes, and low-cost equipment improvements. The class will start with an examination of water/sewer bills for savings opportunities. Other subjects will include deduct meters, leaks, faucets, showerheads, toilets, urinals, cooling towers, garbage disposals, and landscapes. One day.

More details on BOC 212 and course outline.

This class introduces technologies to help building personnel better manage their energy use, reduce electrical demand, and maintain or even improve the comfort of building occupants. Topics covered include how to screen buildings to assess enhanced automation (EA) potential, lighting and HVAC technologies and control strategies, energy management and information systems, as well as EA implementation strategies. Upon completion, students will understand the complexities of enhanced automation and the role of the building operator in making EA really work in facilities. One day.

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The San Diego Festivalof Science & Engineering is very excited to be working with Balboa Park again to present the fourth annual Science Family Day at Balboa Park on March 16, 2013. Science Family Day will once again invite adults and children to Balboa Park for a day of fun, interactive science education activities. This event will be the kick-off celebration for a week of science-related events throughout the county that ends with the Science Expo at PETCO Park.

Since 2008, the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership (BPCP) has spearheaded an award-winning Sustainability Program in collaboration with the City of San Diego and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) resulting in more than $1 million in annual energy savings for Balboa Park’s popular museums and historic landmarks. BPCP’s program efforts have guided 20 institutions to implement 70 energy-saving projects using tactics such as HVAC upgrades, lighting retrofits, computer server consolidation, and carbon footprint reduction, among others.

Smart City San Diego and the San Diego Zoo invite you to join us at the Solar-to-EV project dedication ceremony.
 
Join Mayor Jerry Sanders at the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday, November 27 for the unveiling of the Solar-to-EV Project - a 90-kilowatt solar photovoltaic canopy that will charge electric vehicles (EVs) in the Zoo parking lot. 
 

The holidays are right around the corner, which can mean spending time with friends and family, eating, drinking and being merry. Before you put your apron on to whip up some tasty treats, here are a few ways to save energy and money this holiday season.