A computer was used to simulate weather conditions in a school district. As a result, several suggestions are made for significant savings on a school district's energy expenditures. (WM)

As the first step in a district energy conservation program, the Blair (Nebraska) Community School District installed a load programmer in 1980 to control power usage in the 144,000 square foot junior-senior high school. The cost of the load programmer was less that $8,500, including installation, and during the initial year of operation, the…

Drawing from Tallahassee Community College's (TCC's) experiences with energy conservation, this paper offers suggestions for reducing energy costs through computer-controlled systems and other means. After stating the energy problems caused by TCC's multi-zone heating and cooling system, the paper discusses the five-step process by which TCC…

This document outlines a computerized management tool designed to enable building managers to identify energy consumption as related to types and uses of school facilities for the purpose of evaluating and managing the operation, maintenance, modification, and planning of new facilities. Specifically, it is expected that the statistics generated…