
Pictured: Larchmont Girl Scouts with Hayden from Healthy Home Energy & Consulting, and Sustainable Westchester’s Building Decarbonization Director Lauren Brois, Program Coordinator Dara Rivadeneira, and College Intern Stella Sanko.
January 23, 2025 – Earlier this January, Sustainable Westchester and Healthy Home Energy & Consulting accompanied two Larchmont Girl Scout Troops on their Get Moving Journey. This Journey is all about exploring energy and how to use it responsibly. A lot of our energy usage happens at home, so together with the Girl Scouts we performed a modified home energy assessment at the Larchmont Girl Scouts House! The troops learned how insulation helps buildings stay warm during the winter and conducted a blower door test and used an infrared camera to find areas of the building that were cold and lacking insulation. They discovered how colors indicated temperature on an infrared camera. Look at the photo below to see the residual heat left by their warm helping hands!

Together, 4th and 5th grader girl scouts made the connection on how using energy efficiently at home helps the planet. In the end Sustainable Westchester emphasized how these young Girl Scouts have the power to make a difference and helped them put together promises on ways to reduce energy at home through their energy pledge. After they made their energy pledges, we brainstormed ideas on how to expand on these energy saving ideas in their homes and communities. We were happy to hear that some girls wanted to conduct home energy assessments in their own homes and schools to help save energy! The girls were also delighted to learn that there are also interactive apps for download to help them track their energy at home and remind them of energy saving tips.
If your troop is interested in being green leaders and earning their Get Moving badge, please contact Lauren Brois at [email protected]!

Girl Scout Get Moving! Badge
Feeling inspired to be more energy efficient like our fellow girl scouts? Please check out our EnergySmart Homes program and the GridRewards app to get started!