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Gresham-Barlow School District Energy Management Program The Power of Resource Conservation Management April 25, 2007 Dave Cone, Assistant Facilities Supervisor [email protected] Gresham-Barlow School District Gresham, Oregon 503-667-6497 Resource Conservation Management (RCM) for Gresham-Barlow School District Through effective RCM, the Gresham-Barlow School District avoided $1.2 million in utility costs for both the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 school years. This equates to approximately 22 teaching positions each year. This money has been diverted from paying utility companies so we can spend it on our primary mission: Educating students. "If every school district in this country were to do what the Gresham-Barlow School District has done, and will continue to do, energy costs would go down and student achievement would go up because every penny saved goes directly to the classroom to help students learn. We leave a legacy by providing wise stewardship of our limited and precious natural resources through a commitment from top to bottom, based on a vision with systems and practices in place, that includes benchmarking and measurable results .” Ken Noah, Superintendent, Gresham-Barlow School District History •Started •Utility in 1998/99 Bills Not Being Managed •Common Denominators For Success…data tracking, incentives, student involvement •Data Entry and Collection •Data Evaluation •Action Taken…reactive, proactive •Funding Assistance •Training and Indoctrination •Institutionalized Puzzle Pieces of a Comprehensive RCM Program Rod Maynard, Head Custodian at Hollydale Elementary School works with students to save energy. Communication & Coordination • School Scheduling • Temperature Set-Points • Mechanical System Operations • Building Weatherization • Building Cleaning • Seasonal Initiatives • Preventative Maintenance Optimum Start (morning): 260 week-days a year (including Holidays) = 148/kWh/day After School Shutdown: 190 school days a year = 227/kWh/day Projected Savings = $6,500/yr Funding Sources • Senate Bill 1149 • Oregon Dept. of Energy (BETC) • Performance Contracting Label Performance Design and Construction Considerations •Many building designs are based on a number of integrated systems, all working together to create a facility that functions based on the interaction of those systems. Be careful in the consideration of the elimination of any of those constituent pieces. •Make sure that someone in your organization understands how building systems work and the value of the individual systems working in concert with others. •Don’t assume that all building designers, project managers, contractors, sub-contractors, as well as your own facilities staff know exactly what it is you want. •Don’t allow each of the above entities to speak in jargon. Be sure you understand precisely what you are getting, and, maybe more importantly, what you are not. •Consider retaining a commissioning agent at the beginning of the design of a process. Often a project manager will simply make sure you’re getting what is designed. A commissioning agent will help make sure you’re getting what you intend. Considerations •Establish design standards. “Low bid” can be devastating to the future intended function of the facility. •Be cautious with “value engineering.” Understand that, in some cases, value engineering can bring about results that may be favorable at the moment but can be extremely detrimental to the general fund over the long run. •Recognize that designers are not the “experts” when it come to your needs and wants…you are! Make sure they understand that! •Do not mistake a label as a guaranteed indicator of performance. https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=guidelines.guidelines_index Thank You Dave Cone, Assistant Facilities Supervisor [email protected] Gresham-Barlow School District Gresham, Oregon 503-667-6497