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Leathers, Dave – School Business Affairs, 2010
Every year, K-12 facilities waste millions of dollars in excess energy consumption. Those dollars may take the form of lost heat through walls, windows, doors, and roofs. Or the villain may be poorly conceived or mismanaged control systems. Those excess funds that districts are sending to the local utility companies could be invested "at home" to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, School Buildings, Educational Finance
Rocchio, Frank – American School Board Journal, 1984
By using an energy audit, the Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 (Colorado) identified fuel-consuming areas in its schools and reduced the annual increases for fuel from 25 to 5 percent. Six steps to energy savings will work for other districts as well. (JW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Building Operation, Climate Control
Wiley, James R. – 1988
Analyzed is the energy management program implemented in 1984 at the Akron Public Schools of Ohio. The program was implemented to address the problems of rising utilities costs and uncontrollable energy use. Background information ranging from simple attendance statistics to the utilities budget are provided as well as the procedure for choosing…
Descriptors: Automation, Budgeting, Building Operation, Climate Control
Marsee, Jeff – 1979
After reviewing the physical plant environment and temperature control equipment at Eastfield College (Texas), this paper explains how redirected efforts toward energy conservation can result in important cost/usage savings. Electricity billing rates are explained to provide a stronger usage strategy for cost effectiveness. Two methods of reducing…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Building Operation, Climate Control, Community Colleges
Association of School Business Officials, Chicago, IL. – 1980
This publication presents field-proven school energy conservation programs, practices, procedures, and ideas that can assist educators with the resource allocation challenges caused by the international energy situation. The programs presented are representative of a broad spectrum of school and school-related organizations from 15 widely…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavior Modification, Building Operation, Climate Control
Morrell, L. R. – Business Officer, 1981
Factors affecting financial decisions for energy conservation projects at independent colleges and universities and methods that may be used when making a financial investment decision are examined, along with sources of funding for the projects. Projects that result in the conservation of energy resources might, in a time of extreme shortages,…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Climate Control, College Buildings, College Planning
Tetzloff, Richard D. – 1980
A study of the energy usage for 20 St. Cloud (Minnesota) district buildings was completed by a firm of consulting engineers. For each building, the study established a Total Energy Index (TEI) composed of the fuel, electricity, and water consumed during the base line year, fiscal year 1977-78. In addition, the blueprints and any proposed…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates