ENERGY STAR

Energy-efficient buildings help protect the environment while saving money via the EPA ENERGY STAR Program.

EARNS 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year:  Sustained Excellence Award

Energy Star Guidelines

Fairfax County Public Schools is proud to announce that it has earned the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. 

Being an EPA ENERGY STAR® partner means we have shared responsibility to help FCPS save money and protect the environment through the adoption of energy-efficient products and practices.  The partnership increases our knowledge, expertise, and resources available to improve our performance and reach a greater audience.  Perhaps the best part is that ENERGY STAR – through its guidelines, reminds us to recognize our accomplishments and helps us to do so by providing an outside view and evaluation to let us know that what we are doing matters and makes a difference.  

ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Winner for Sustained Excellence

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has received the 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.

About ENERGY STAR

ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that helps businesses and individuals save money while protecting the climate through superior energy efficiency.

The ENERGY STAR program was established by the EPA in 1992, under the authority of the Clean Air Act. Under the EPA’s leadership, American consumers, businesses, and organizations have made investments in energy efficiency that are transforming the market for efficient products and practices, creating jobs, and stimulating the economy. Now in its 30th year, the ENERGY STAR program has boosted the adoption of energy-efficient products, practices, and services through valuable partnerships, objective measurement tools, and consumer education.

What Does it Mean to be ENERGY STAR Certified?

To earn the EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification, a facility has to be certified by a third-party engineer and rank among the top 25 percent in building energy use in its peer group, nationwide.  In 2022, FCPS earned ENERGY STAR building certification for 61 schools.  187 FCPS buildings have been certified at least once.  A total of 759 building certifications have been earned.  The final results for FCPS ENERGY STAR Building Certification in 2022 along with their ENERGY STAR score and years certified are as follows:

SCHOOL 2022 SCORE YEARS CERTIFIED
Aldrin Elementary School 81 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2012
Annandale Terrace Elementary School 77 2022, 2018, 2016
Armstrong Elementary School 91 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2012
Beech Tree Elementary School 83 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Bryant Alternative High School 86 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Bucknell Elementary School 84 2022, 2020, 2019
Cameron Elementary School 90 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2010
Centreville Elementary School 87 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Centreville High School 85 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Clearview Elementary School 76 2022
Clermont Elementary School* 84 2022, 2018, 2016
Cub Run Elementary School 86 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Deer Park Elementary School 77 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Dranesville Elementary School 94 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Forestdale Elementary School 87 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2010
Forestville Elementary School 82 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016, 2015, 2009
Fort Belvoir Upper School 80 2022, 2020, 2018
Franklin Middle School 85 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Glen Forest Elementary School 79 2022, 2018, 2016, 2015
Graham Road Elementary School 86 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Great Falls Elementary School 78 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Halley Elementary School 78 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Haycock Elementary School 79 2022, 2018
Hollin Meadows Elementary School 76 2022, 2016, 2015
Keene Mill Elementary School 90 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2015
Kilmer Center 78 2022, 2018
Kilmer Middle School 84 2022, 2018
Lake Anne Elementary School 80 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2015
Lane Elementary School 82 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Langley High School 88 2022, 2021, 2020
Laurel Hill Elementary School 81 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary School 81 2022, 2018, 2016, 2015
Lynbrook Elementary School 90 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Marshall Road Elementary School 82 2022, 2018, 2015
Mason Crest Elementary School 87 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014
McNair Upper Elementary 87 2022
Navy Elementary School 89 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2015
Newington Forest Elementary School 86 2022, 2020, 2018, 2015
North Springfield Elementary School 77 2022, 2020
Parklawn Elementary School 77 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Poe Middle School 79 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016, 2015
Ravensworth Elementary School 81 2022, 2020, 2018, 2009
Rose Hill Elementary School 87 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2012
Sandburg Middle School 83 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Saratoga Elementary School 83 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2010
Silverbrook Elementary School 78 2022, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
South County Middle School 84 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Stenwood Elementary School 77 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Stone Middle School 91 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Sunrise Valley Elementary School 88 2022, 2021, 2020
Terraset Elementary School 77 2022, 2018
Thoreau Middle School 78 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018
Timber Lane Elementary School 85 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Virginia Run Elementary School 83 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2009
Waples Mill Elementary School 82 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Waynewood Elementary School 77 2022, 2016, 2015
West Springfield High School 87 2022, 2016, 2015
Westlawn Elementary School 80 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
White Oaks Elementary School 84 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016, 2015, 2009
Willow Springs Elementary School 87 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Woodlawn Elementary School 85 2022, 2020, 2018

For further interest in ENERGY STAR outside of FCPS, visit the EPA Certified Building and Plant locator tool.  Want to learn how to save energy in your workplace or home? Check out these easy tips from the EPA on how to Bring Your Green to Work and Live Green at Home.

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