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Download full textUS Department of Energy, 2010
The guide allows users to adapt and implement suggested O&M (operating and maintaining) strategies to address specific energy efficiency goals. It recognizes and expands on existing tools and resources that are widely used throughout the high-performance school industry. The guide is organized into the following sections: (1) Chapter 1:…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Energy Conservation, Energy Management, Energy
Messersmith, Ann M.; Wheeler, George; Rousso, Victoria – 1994
Energy cost management is important in all school food service operations, particularly at times when rising energy costs threaten budgets. This document is designed as a reference manual on energy and provides information about monitoring energy use and developing energy improvement and conservation plans. The manual offers energy conservation…
Descriptors: Cost Containment, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Energy Management
Minnesota State Dept. of Energy and Economic Development, St. Paul. – 1984
This manual is a guide for performing energy audits in school buildings using low- and no-cost measures found effective in Minnesota. The manual helps school maintenance and administrative personnel conduct walk-through inspections of school buildings, focusing on the energy efficiency of their equipment and operations. The measures recommended…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Costs, Educational Facilities, Electrical Systems
Wheeler, Arthur E. – 1996
Fans, motors, coils, and other control components enable a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to function smoothly. An explanation of these control components and how they make school HVAC systems work is provided. Different systems may be compared by counting the number of controlled devices that are required. Control…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
Richardson, William M.; Baacke, Clifford M. – 1985
Annual use of fuel oil for heating schools and other facilities of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, Montgomery County Government, and Montgomery College exceeds four-million gallons. This report examines the processes by which purchases and distributions of fuel oil are made, makes recommendations based on the examination, and…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
Wheeler, Arthur E.; Kunz, Walter S., Jr. – 1994
Although poor air quality in a school can have multiple causes, the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system plays a major role. Suggestions that architects, facilities managers, school board members, and administrators can use in selecting HVAC systems are discussed. Focus is on the performance criteria for classroom systems, and…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
Wheeler, Arthur E. – 1995
To help maintain good indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools, guidance for the development and implementation of an effective program for maintenance and operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are discussed. Frequently, a building's occupants will complain about IAQ when the temperature or humidity are at uncomfortable…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Air Flow, Climate Control
